Buddleja × hybrida 'Eva Dudley'

Buddleja × hybrida 'Eva Dudley' was derived from a cross of Buddleja asiatica with Buddleja davidii at the R & J Farquhar nursery in Dedham, Massachusetts circa 1918.[1][2]

Buddleja × hybrida
Inflorescence of Buddleja 'Eva Dudley'
Cultivar'Eva Dudley'
OriginR & J Farquhar nursery, Dedham, Massachusetts
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Description

'Eva Dudley' has panicles of pale lilac-pink flowers complemented by densely silver pubescent foliage.[1] Fast growing and floriferous, the shrub was praised by Ernest Wilson for its 'delightful fragrance...a single spray delightfully scents a whole room'.[2]

References
  1. Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. (1979). The Loganiaceae of Africa XVIII. Buddelja L. II. Revision of the African and Asiatic Species. p. 150. H. Veenman & Zonen, Wageningen, Nederland.
  2. Farquhar, R & J, (1920). Farquhar's Garden Annual, 1921. R & J Farquhar Company, Boston, USA.
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