Biology:Buddleja × whiteana
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Short description: Flowering plant cultivar
| Buddleja × whiteana | |
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| Origin | Blandy Experimental Farm, Boyce, VA, USA |
Buddleja × whiteana is a hybrid of Buddleja alternifolia and Buddleja asiatica made at the Blandy Experimental Farm, Boyce, VA, USA, in 1948 by R.J.Moore.[1] The plant was named for Orlando E. White, Director of Botany at Blandy.[2] However, the taxonomy of the plant is a matter of contention, the RBG Kew Plantlist treating the status of its name as 'unresolved'. [1]
Description
Buddleja × whiteana is a lax shrub growing to a height and width of about 2 × 1.5 m. The leaf colour ranges from greyish to silvery green. The inflorescences comprise panicles of very pale lilac, almost white, flowers with orange throats.[2]
Cultivation
The hybrid is rare in cultivation, and not known beyond the USA. USDA zone 8.[2]
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