Buddleja × weyeriana 'Golden Glow'

Buddleja × weyeriana 'Golden Glow' was one of the two original × weyeriana cultivars (the other 'Moonlight') raised by Major van de Weyer at his Corfe Castle home during the First World War. The shrub was accorded the RHS Award of Merit in 1923.[1][2]

Buddleja × weyeriana
'Golden Glow', Longstock Park, UK
Cultivar'Golden Glow'
OriginVan de Weyer, Smedmore House, Corfe, Dorset, UK.

Description

'Golden Glow' is a shrub with a lax, open habit, growing to a height of 2 m if hard-pruned annually, bearing small panicles comprising globose heads of pale yellow flowers flushed with lilac. The leaves are of average size and mid-green in colour.[3][4] Ploidy: 2n = 76. [5]

Cultivation

'Golden Glow' is widely cultivated across Europe and the USA. Hardiness: United States Department of Agriculture zones 8–10. [4]

Synonymy
  • 'Golden Globe', in error.

References
  1. Weyer, van de, W. (1920) Buddleja weyeriana. Gardeners' Chronicle ser. 3, 68: 181. 1920.
  2. Hatch, L. (2007). Cultivars of Woody Plants. Vol. 1 (A-G) 2007 Edition. TCR Press Horticultural PDF. books.
  3. Moore, P. (2012). Buddleja List 2011–2012 Longstock Park Nursery. Longstock Park Nursery, UK.
  4. Stuart, D. (2006). Buddlejas. RHS Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon. ISBN 978-0-88192-688-0
  5. Norman, E. M. (2000). Buddlejaceae. Flora Neotropica 81. New York Botanical Garden, USA


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