Buddleja × lewisiana 'Margaret Pike'

Buddleja × lewisiana 'Margaret Pike' is a cultivar of the hybrid Buddleja madagascariensis × Buddleja asiatica raised by A V Pike at Hever Castle, England, in 1951.[1] The shrub was accorded the Award of Merit (AM) by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1953, followed by the First Class Certificate (FCC) in 1954.[2]

Buddleja × lewisiana
Cultivar'Margaret Pike'
OriginHever Castle, UK

Description

'Margaret Pike' is a vigorous, lax, spreading shrub growing to a height of 2 m. The young shoots are densely felted with a white pubescence, and bear similarly felted lanceolate leaves < 17 cm long. The inflorescences comprise trusses of primrose-yellow flowers (becoming buff after a few days), 22 cm long by 18  cm wide.[1]

Cultivation

In the UK, a specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national buddleja collection held by the Longstock Park Nursery, near Stockbridge, Hampshire.[3] The cultivar is slightly hardier than the hybrid, but still demands greenhouse protection during winter in the UK. Hardiness: USDA zones 7–9.[1]

References
  1. Stuart, D. D. (2006). Buddlejas. RHS Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon. ISBN 978-0-88192-688-0.
  2. Hillier & Sons. (1990). Hillier's Manual of Trees & Shrubs, 5th ed.. p. 47. David & Charles, Newton Abbot. ISBN 0-7153-67447
  3. Moore, P. (2012). Buddleja List 2011-2012 Longstock Park Nursery.Longstock Park Nursery, UK


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