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| Buddleia globosa hybrid |
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| Buddleia X Peach Cobbler |
The hybrid
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B. globosa hybrid blooms in Spring. It was purchased as a 6 inch start. Lots of growth. Not as much as the others, but it was smaller. Expect flowers next Spring.
The Flutterby series
Buddleias grew fastest. The flowers were the largest, but also the messiest. Bumblebees liked them There were also a few butterflies. Those were "Peach Cobbler" and "Blueberry cobbler".
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| Buddleia X "Blue Chip" |
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| Buddleia X "Blue Chip" |
Another Flutterby series hybrid, but dwarf, was "Blue Chip". I had that in a weedy iris bed that went unwatered until fall. It did remain small. The flowers were very nice. I sort of regret not taking better care of it, but it bloomed and should be fine next year.
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Buddleia X "Miss Ruby". The remaining Buddleia hybrids were "Miss Ruby" and "Miss Molly". Those were neater. Growth was not as rampant. The flowers lasted longer and were more vivid, compared to the Flutterby series. The flowers were smaller, which is beneficial. The much larger flower panicles of "Peach Cobbler" and "Blueberry Cobbler" start turning brown at the base before the tips open. So with those, I either have to tolerate brown dried out flowers, or deadhead before they are done. Bumblebees and a rare honeybee foraged "Miss Molly" and "Miss Ruby".
From the State of Oregon Department of Agriculture site, the following Buddleia varieties have been tested for non-invasiveness and are allowed. It costs the grower $10,000 to have a variety tested at OSU, and takes 18 months. If the grower already has data proving their variety is noninvasive or proving it is an interspecific hybrid, the cost is $150.00 per hour for the state to evaluate the data. So, it seems wrong for anyone to grow these by cuttings.
A few weeks ago I say one local nursery carried "Black Knight" - a pretty but invasive and illegal variety. I did not buy it.
| ODA Approved Sterile Buddleja Cultivars - this info direct from ODA - |
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The listed Buddleja cultivars produce 2% or
less viable seeds and meet Oregon's standards for sterility. The
transport, propagation, and sale of the listed cultivars is approved.
Buddleja 'Blue Chip'
Buddleja 'Asian Moon'
Buddleja 'Purple Haze'
Buddleja 'Ice Chip' (Formerly 'White Icing')
FLUTTERBY GRANDÉ™ Blueberry Cobbler Nectar Bush
FLUTTERBY GRANDÉ™ Peach Cobbler Nectar Bush
FLUTTERBY GRANDÉ™ Sweet Marmalade Nectar Bush
FLUTTERBY GRANDÉ™ Tangerine Dream Nectar Bush
FLUTTERBY GRANDÉ™ Vanilla Nectar Bush
FLUTTERBY PETITE™ Snow White Nectar Bush
FLUTTERBY™ Pink Nectar Bush
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| Non-Regulated Interspecific Cultivars |
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These listed cultivars have been proven to be
interspecific hybrids through testing and laboratory analysis. They are
not regulated under Oregon's noxious weed quarantine and can be
transported, propagated, and sold within Oregon. The fertility of these
cultivars has not been assessed, though interspecific hybrids generally
exhibit low fertility.
Buddleja 'Lilac Chip'
Buddleja 'Miss Molly'
Buddleja 'Miss Ruby |
 This is Buddleia globosa, pic via wikipedia.org. B globosa is not regulated, because it is not invasive. B. globosa may be more attractive to bees, but blooms in spring or early summer. The B. davidii and interspecific hybrids bloom later summer and fall.
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