Buddleja 'Podaras16' = Flutterby Petite Pink

Buddleja 'Podaras16', selling name , is one of the series of sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented in 2011. was derived from a crossing of an unnamed selection of B. davidii with an unknown selection of the same species. 1

Description

makes a medium-sized shrub with a rounded, upright habit, growing to a maximum of 1.5 × 1.5 m, with dense compound terminal and axillary panicles about 7.8 cm long by 5.2 cm wide, comprising around 250 faintly fragrant light purple-violet flowers. The flowers emerge in spring and persist until the first frosts of the fall. The opposite, elliptical to lanceolate leaves are about 9.2 cm long by 3 cm wide, pubescent above and below. 2 3

Cultivation

is not known (2013) to be in cultivation beyond the USA. The shrub is reputedly hardy to - 29° C. 4

References

Released in 2011, the cultivar has yet to appear in literature. The only references (2012) are the US patent application given, and photograph from a nursery website.