Buddleja × farquharii

Buddleja × farquharii Farrington, ex. Rehder was an American hybrid raised by the R & J Farquhar Company, Dedham, Massachusetts circa 1916 from a crossing of B. asiatica and B. officinalis. [1] The plant was claimed to be the first artificial hybrid within the genus. [2]

Buddleja × farquharii
OriginFarquhar nursery, Dedham, USA
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Description

Buddleja × farquharii was a tender winter flowering (Dec.–Jan.) shrub intended for the greenhouse or conservatory, producing panicles of fragrant pale pink flowers.[2][3]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to remain in cultivation; the Farquhar nursery closed circa 1930.

References
  1. Hatch, L. (2011). Cultivars of Woody Plants. Edition 2011, Volume 1, Subvolume buddleja. www.cultivar.org
  2. Farquhar, R & J, (1920). Farquhar's Garden Annual, 1921. R & J Farquhar Company, Boston, USA.
  3. Rehder, A. (1927). Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs. p.768. 1927. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University
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