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Buddleja davidii Cultivars and Hybrids

A comprehensive list of garden Buddleja

There are now over two hundred garden cultivars and hybrids
- updated January 2026

Please e-mail me with any corrections or additional information. This is an ongoing project and I'm adding newbies all the time. I'm aiming for it to be a thoroughly comprehesive list of cultivars - old and new.

E-mail: buddlejagarden@gmail.com

Text only at this stage. Images of many of these can be found on the My Cultivars Page. Where I know the origin of the plant, this is indicated. Most hybrids of Buddleja davidii are included. Many of these cultivars are no longer propagated even where a patent has been granted; this is especially the case with many of the new diminutive plants, which have frequently failed to live up to expectations.

Acknowledgments to the RHS Buddleja Euro-Trial Report 2010, the book 'Buddlejas' by David Stuart, Peter Moore at Longstock and to Andrew Bullock at the Lavender Garden.

PVR means Plant Variety Rights.
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AGM refers to the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Syn.= synonym where plants are known by several names.


Cultivar Name Flower
Colour 		Notes
Adonis Blue
syn. Adokeep' PVR 		Navy Blue One of the Butterfly series from Elizabeth Keep circa 1983, raised during her retirement having worked at the East Malling Research station in Kent, UK. Small shrub with an open habit.
African Queen Deep Purple A selection originating in 1959 at the Boskoop Nursery, the Netherlands by W. Schoemaker, which has dark flowers of a rich deep purple with some red tones. A tall plant with dark green foliage.
Amplissima Purple/Mauve An old French cultivar from Lemoine et fils (Nancy) dating back to 1911 and originally published as a botanical variety. Inflorescences often in groups of three or five. Large, deciduous and needing a moderate climate.
Antoinette Unknown A name from Shapcott Garden Nursery, Devon and shown in the RHS 2008-2010 Trial Report, but no details available.
Argus Velvet
syn. Inspired Violet
syn. ILVOargus2 		Violet-purple Hybrid of B. davidii and B. lindleyana raised in Belgium at the Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO) around the middle of the 2000s.
Argus White
syn. Inspired White
syn. ILVOargus1 		White Hybrid of B. davidii and B. lindleyana raised in Belgium at the Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO) around the middle of the 2000s.
Asian Moon Purple Hybrid of B. asiatica and B.davidii 'Moonshadow', this is triploid and sterile. From the University of Arkansas (USA) circa 2007, hardiness is untested in UK. Ref: Renfro, S.E., Burkett B.M., Dunn B.L., and Lindstrom J.T. (2007) 'Asian Moon' Buddleja. HortScience 42:1486-1487.
Attraction Deep pink to maroon From Mike Dirr at the University of Georgia, has some B. weyeriana in its make-up. Supposedly an improvement on Royal Red.
Autumn Beauty
syn. Beijing
syn. Clive Farrell 		Pale lilac A late, autumn flowering cultivar (or sub-species) that has picked up a surprising number of names., from a collection made close to Beijing.
Autumn Delight Pink Recently introduced and is a late, autumn flowering cultivar derived from 'Autumn Beauty'. Bred by Peter Moore (Longstock Collection).
BABY BUZZ® 'Candy Pink'
syn. 'Basket Pink'
syn. 'SFF21-026' 		Lilac pink A new series of prostrate and small Buddleja for hanging baskets. From PlantHaven International in the USA, bred by Scott C. Trees (Arroyo Grande, CA).
BABY BUZZ® 'Lipstick Pink'
syn. 'SFF21-062' 		Deep pink
BABY BUZZ® 'Purple'
syn. 'SFF22-063' 		Purple
Berries and Cream Maroon and White Bred by Peter Moore of the Longstock Nursery, Hampshire, UK. Inflorescences are a patchwork of maroon and white flowers, a unique feature.
Bicolor
syn. Flower Power 		Mauve fading to butterscotch B. weyeriana x B. davidii hybrid from Mike Dirr, University of Georgia. Flowers start mauve and then fade to the second colour.
Big Blue Blue-violet Very fat, pale blue-violet flowers. From Halcyon Plants, South Wales (no longer trading).
Bishop's Velvet Deep purple Uniform purple with a reduced eye.
Bishop's Violet Mauve-violet An older B. fallowiana x B. davidii hybrid (1950s)from Treseder's Nursery, Cornwall.
Black Knight Dark purple Selected by the renowned plant breeder Bonne Ruys of the Moerheim Nursery (Netherlands) around 1959. Intense dark purple flowers, one of the darkest of all the Buddleja cultivars, with a pronounced yellow-orange eye. It remains one of the most popular and widely available cultivars and has consistently been awarded the RHS AGM recognising its excellent garden performance.
Blaze Pink Pink From Ball Horticultural.
Blooming Butterflies:
Blue Morpho 		Blue-lavender A series of restrained Buddleja introduced in 2014 by Wayside Gardens, SC, USA. Low growing and dense habit. Something of a commercial failure, this series was no longer being propagated as of 2020.
Blooming Butterflies:
Jezebel 		Bright purple From Wayside Gardens, SC, USA. Low growing and dense habit.
Blooming Butterflies:
Plum Judy 		Deep pink From Wayside Gardens, SC, USA. Low growing and dense habit.
Blooming Butterflies:
Painted Lady 		Mauve pink From Wayside Gardens, SC, USA. Low growing and dense habit, with yellow foliage.
Blooming Butterflies:
Great Southerm White 		White From Wayside Gardens, SC, USA. Low growing and dense habit.
BLOOMIN' EASY Birthday Cake™
syn. 'PODARASNGA 3-30'
syn.'PODvb3-30' 		Pink-purple Introduced 2023, a complex hybrid from Peter Podaras (Portland, Oregon, USA). Dense growth habit and fastigiate, less than 1 metre in height. Upright large panicles of pink-purple flowers.
BLOOMIN' EASY Blueberry Pie™
'PODARASNGA 9-15'
syn. 'PODvb9-15' 		Purple Introduced 2023, a complex hybrid from Peter Podaras (Portland, Oregon, USA), distinguished by having a contrasting white eye in a purple flower. Small plant of less than half a metre that is wider than tall. Claimed to have large flowers panicles and continuous blooming.
Blue Boy
syn. Boy Blue 		Medium Blue B. weyeriana x davidii from Peter Moore, Longstock. Large orange eyed flowers and very vigorous.
Blue Horizon Dark Blue Tall, upright plant and considered the best of the blue cultivars, with the RHS Award of Garden Merit awarded in 2010. Of uncertain origin, although extant plants are derived from a single specimen grown at Cotswold Garden Flowers, Worcestershire, UK.
Blue Ribbon
Syn. Podarasnga3 		Light blue Fairly small (1.0-1.5 metres height) Buddleja from Peter Podaras, marketed by Springhill Nurseries, USA. Individual flowers are larger than average and some are partially doubled.
Bonnie Light lavender From Mike Dirr at the University of Georgia.
Border Beauty
Syn. Boskoop Beauty 		Deep mauvish-pink Raised by Dutch nurseryman Henry Schiphorst at the Boskoop Nursery, Wageningen, Netherlands and released in 1962. It is occasionally misnamed as 'Boskoop Beauty' due to its origin. A large upright shrub with a neat growing habit. Plant has unusually dark stems.
Bressingham Bountiful Lilac-mauve Floriferous full-sized 'Lochinch' seedling from Adrian Bloom of Bressingham Gardens circa 2021.
Brown's Blue Blue From Shapcott Garden Nursery, Devon.
Burncross Pale violet New variegated and dwarf cultivar from Blooms of Bressingham, wide white leaf margins.
Burgundy Bright purple Also has dark leaves.
Butterfly Ball China blue/
White 		The name has been applied to dwarf white and light blue cultivars.
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE PURPLE
Syn. Botex 001; Li'l Grape 		Dark purple. The BUTTERFLY CANDY COLLECTION® plants are recent introductions (2021) from Van Son & Koot BV, Netherlands, each is under a metre in height and with a compact, dense habit. Called 'Li'l' instead of 'Little' in USA.
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LILA SWEETHEART
Syn. Botex 002 		Pale blue Flowers have a pale yellow eye.
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE WHITE
Syn. Botex 003; Li'l Coconut 		White
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE LILA
Syn. Botex 004; Li'l Lavender 		Pale violet-blue
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE PINK
Syn. Botex 005; Li'l Taffy 		Pink
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE RUBY
Syn. Botex 006
Syn. Li'l Raspberry 		Ruby-pink Supposedly close to a shade of true red.
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE CERISE
Syn. Botex 007 		Cerise pink Newer introduction circa 2024
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE MAGENTA
Syn. 'Botex008' 		Magenta A later release (2025) with magenta flowers.
BUTTERFLY CANDY® LITTLE BUBBLEGUM
Syn. 'Botex014' 		Bright pink A later release (2025) with a different shade of pink.
Butterfly Heaven Violet From Blooms of Bressingham. Compact and floriferous.
PVR
Butterfly Gold Pale blue-violet Variegated leaves with cream-yellow margins.
Butterfly Red
syn: SRPbudsan
syn: SRPbud374
syn. SUMMERSIPS® Sangria 		Purplish-red Introduced into Europe by Van Vliet (Netherlands) as 'Butterfly Red', see SUMMERSIPS® Sangria below.
Butterfly Towers
Syn. TOBUD1305 		Dull purple From Thompson and Morgan, a smaller cultivar with a very upright and narrow habit.
Butterfly Towers White
Syn: TOBUD08/3, Mortet0803 		White Upright, pyramidal habit.
Butterfly White
syn: SRPbud885 		White Introduced into Europe by Van Vliet (Netherlands) as 'Butterfly White', but bred in the USA by Scott C. Trees. A small bushy plant.
Buzz Candy Pink
syn. Buzz Soft Pink
syn. 'Tobudsopi' 		Bright pink Like a mini Pink delight.
Buzz Hot Raspberry Deep pink-red A striking colour.
Buzz Indigo
syn. Buzz Midnight
syn. Harkstead Indigo 		Dark Blue-purple Later release in the series of very small cultivars from Thompson & Morgan, suitable for containers.
Buzz Ivory
syn. Tobudivo
syn. Tobud072 		White One of a series of very small cultivars fromThompson & Morgan, suitable for containers.
Buzz Lavender
syn. Buzz Violet
syn. Tobudviole 		Lavender One of a series of very small cultivars from Thompson & Morgan, suitable for containers.
Buzz Magenta
syn. Buzz Purple
syn. Buzz Pink-purple
syn. Tobudpipur 		Magenta purple One of a series of very small cultivars fromThompson & Morgan, suitable for containers.
Buzz Magenta Improved
syn. Tobud0802 		Bright Magenta An improved version, slow to replace the original cultivar.
Buzz Red
syn. Buzz Velvet
syn. Tobudvelve
syn. Tobud0703 		Cerise-red Very upright shrub, taller than others in the Buzz series. Excellent colour.
Buzz Sky blue
syn. Violet blue
syn. Tobudskyblu
stn. Tobud0615 		Violet blue One of a series of very small cultivars from Thompson & Morgan, suitable for containers.
Buzz Wine Wine-purple Latest release.
Camberwell Beauty
syn. Camkeep PVR 		Mauve-purple One of the Butterfly series from the East Malling Research station in Kent, UK. Dwarf bush with a bushy habit and large branched flowers. Awarded the AGM in 2010.
Car Wash Very pale lilac-blue -
Cardinal Maroon A colchicine induced sport of Royal Red selected to be smaller.
Carminea Lilac-pink Irish cultivar.
Carroll Deep Lavender Dark lilac-lavender Petals are ruffled. From Carroll Gardens, (Maryland, USA), which is now closed, introduced in the 1980s.
Cardinal Maroon A colchicine induced sport of Royal Red selected to be smaller.
Carminea Lilac-pink Irish cultivar.
Castle School Pale violet Early flowering and very fragrant. From Sampford Shrubs, Devon.
Charming Lilac Pink American cultivar before from circa 1938. Also sometimes called Pink Charming, possibly leading to a confusion with Pink Delight.
CHRYSALIS™ Purple
syn: 'Balchryurp' 		Purple A series of small Buddleja from Ball Seed, USA. Less than one metre height, and claimed to be more weather and disease resistant than previous dwarf hybrids.
CHRYSALIS™ Blue
'Balchrylu' 		Mauve The publicity photos show flowers that are not very blue at all.
CHRYSALIS™ Cranberry
'Balchryran' 		Reddish purple
CHRYSALIS™ Pink
'Balchryink' 		Pale pink
CHRYSALIS™ White
'Balchryite' 		White
Colour Crush
Syn: PodarasnGA1 		Reddish purple Compact (1.5 metres height) Buddleja with a fastigiate habit; from Peter Podaras and marketed by Springhill Nurseries, USA
Colour Fountain Blue
Syn. Foot Long 		Lavender-lilac. Very small cultivar with large flowers, part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection from Thompson & Morgan.
Concord Purple Bred by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.) prior to 1940 and marketed by Schmidt's Flowers. (Click for 1940 Publicity).
Cotswold Blue Dark blue From The Lavender Garden, Gloucestershire
Cotswold Twilight Dark blue-purple Darker than Cotswold Blue and less vigorous, also from The Lavender Garden, Gloucestershire.
CranRazz Pink-red Another nearly-red cultivar, this time from Ball Horticultural.
Croyde Mauve-purple. Unusually long panicles. From Sampford Shrubs, Devon.
DAPPER® LAVENDER
Syn. 'Buddaplav' 		Light-mauve purple. From Ball Horticultural subsiduary Star Roses (Pennsylvannia, USA). Small (1 metre height and spread) with a rounded, dense habit and abundant small inflorescences. Thus far, only available in North America.
DAPPER® WHITE
Syn. 'Dapconwhi'
Syn. TINY BUDDY® 'White' 		White A white version of DAPPER® LAVENDER. In Europe, part of the TINY BUDDY® series.
DAPPER® PINK
Syn. 'Condappin'
Syn. TINY BUDDY® 'Hot Pink' 		Pink A pink flowered member of the series, introduced later. In Europe, part of the TINY BUDDY® series.
Darent Valley White Long, upright flowers on a manageable bush. Recommended for the AGM in 2010 subject to availability.
Darkness Dark purple-blue USA cultivar
Dartmoor Lilac purple Very large and vigorous cultivar with impressive branched flowers.
AGM 1993
Dart's Ornamental White White From Dart's Nursery, Netherlands. Average white cultivar.
Dart's Papillon Blue
Syn. Pixie Blue 		Pale blue Formerly called Pixie Blue despite being a big cultivar. Greyish foliage.
Dart's Purple Rain Purple Exceptionally long flower heads and rarely sets seed.
David Griffin Unknown -
Daybreak Lilac An American cultivar of undocumented origin, available from Good & Reese (Ohio, USA) from 1942.
Deep Lavender Deep lavender lilac USA plant, ruffled flowers with large orange eye.
Dreaming Lavender
syn: Lavender Veil; Hinebud1 		Mauve A complex hybrid. More details on the Flutterby and Hinebud Hybrids page.
Dreaming Orange Golden-yellow A hybrid of B. virgata and B. marrubiifolia. More details on the Flutterby and Hinebud Hybrids page.
Dreaming Purple
syn: Hinebud4 		Purple A complex hybrid. More details on the Flutterby and Hinebud Hybrids page.
Dreaming White
syn: Angle White; Hinebud3 		White A complex hybrid. More details on the Flutterby and Hinebud Hybrids page.
Dubonnet Dark pinky-purple Bred by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.) prior to 1940 and marketed by Schmidt's Flowers. (Click for 1940 Publicity).
Dudley's Compact Lavender Lavender A very old cultivar with greyish leaves.
Ecolonia Lilac-violet Neat upright bush with excellent greyish foliage, flowers a little dull.
Eleanor Blue-lavender Bred by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.) prior to 1940, named for Eleanor Roosevelt, and marketed by Schmidt's Flowers. (Click for 1940 Publicity).
Ellen's Blue Dark Violet blue Possibly a seedling of Lochinch, rich dark flowers, grey foliage, smaller cultivar.
Empire Blue
Blue violet Bred by Karle A. Lucal 'Royal Purple' and an unnamed seedling, introduced by the Good & Reese nursery, Ohio, USA and patented in 1942 (USPP0556). RHS AGM lost in 2010.
Eva Dudley Lavender Pink A hybrid of B. davidii var. Magnifica and B. asiatica from the Farqhuar Nursery (Boston, Mass., USA) circa 1920.
Evil Ways Purple From the USA, has yellow foliage.
Fair Lady Purple-pink -
Fascinating Reddish purple Could be confused with with Fascination. An older cultivar from the island of Guernsey.
Fascination Orchid pink Bred by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.) circa 1940, not to be confused with 'Fascinating'.
Flaming Violet Reddish violet Has ruffled petals. A cross of Dubonnet ∇ (Fortune ∇ Concord) from Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.) and patented in 1942 (USPP519).
Flight's Fancy
syn. B. x weyeriana Variegata 		Yellow Buddleja x weyeriana hybrid-cultivar, a 'Sungold' sport with yellow speckled variegation.
Flutterby Hybrids Various Details of the Flutterby Hybrids.
Fortune Lilac Bred by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.) circa 1935, it was the first Buddleja to be granted a US plant patent (USPP206). Some contribution from B. asiatica, possibly via 'Eva Dudley'. (Click for 1940 Publicity).
Foxtail Violet-purple From the Lavender Garden, flowers shaped like a fox-brush.
Funky Fuchsia
syn. 'PIIBD-II' 		Deep pink From Mike Dirr and First Editions
Glasnevin Hybrid
syn. Glasnevin Blue 		China blue Small shrub like a pale blue var. nanhoensis, from Glasnevin Gardens in Ireland.
Golden Glow Lilac-flushed yellow Buddleja x weyeriana hybrid-cultivar.
Golden Sovereign Blue violet Sport of Empire blue with yellow foliage.
Gonglepod Pink-lilac Narrow Nanho-type leaves with very fine pink to lilac flowers in distinctive panicles.
Grand Cascade Light lavender From Walters Gardens, USA. Large blooms with a weeping habit.
Greenway's River Dart Pale blue From the Garden of the late Agatha Christie. Branched flowers that are unusual for this colour.
Grey Dawn Gery-blue From The Lavender Garden, Gloucestershire. The flowers are frequently branched like Dartmoor.
Griffin's Blue Blue Similar to Ellen's Blue.
Groovy Grape
syn. 'PIIBD-I' 		Deep blue-purple From Mike Dirr and First Editions
Guinevere Dark Purple Large USA cultivar from Mike Dirr, University of Georgia. Rivals Black Knight for colour,
Halcyon Red Reddish purple From Halcyon Plant, South Wales.
Harlequin Maroon A sport of Royal Red with narrow white variegation on the leaf margins.
Hartwegi MaroonBright Lavender An American cultivar sold by Good & Reese (Ohio, USA), the date of introduction in 1937 is far too late to be anything to do with the plant hunter Karl Theodor Hartweg. Considered very hardy with very large lavender flowers, but no longer known to be in cultivation.
Heath Unknown -
High Five Purple
Syn. Podcept1 		Pale Mauve-violet A dwarf hybrid from Peter Podaras, some flowers are doubled.
Honeycomb Yellow F2 Buddleja x weyeriana F2 hybrid-cultivar, a superior clone of 'Sungold'.
HUMDINGER® Gold Drop Magenta The HUMDINGER® series is from Walters Gardens Inc. (Michigan, USA). All have a small, compact and floriferous habit, and a height and spread of 1 metre. Several of the cultivars have been introduced into the European market somtime under the alternative name POQUITO®. Gold Drop is distinguished by its golden-yellow foliage.
HUMDINGER® Lavender Cupcake Pale lavender Rounded, compact habit and bears panicles of light lavender purple flowers up to 30 cm long.
HUMDINGER® Little Angel White. With a rounded habit and smallish foliage.
HUMDINGER® Little Nugget Blue-purple Low, wide habit and is distinguished by yellow-green foliage. 'Little Nugget has been superseded by the superior 'Gold Drop' in the catalogues, and is no longer widely propagated.
HUMDINGER® Magenta Munchkin Dark fuchsia Low, rounded with medium green foliage. The panicles are up to 20cm long and the dark fuchsia flowers have lighter centres.
HUMDINGER® Orchid Annie Orchid-purple An arching habit, long panicles and grey-green leaves.
Ile de France Dark lilac-purple Several slightly differing cultivars were submitted to the RHS trial. Not clear which is the genuine article.
Imperial Purple Purple Royal Purple synonym, so is probably only Royal Red.
Kalypso Mauve purple Strong growing shrub.
Lavender Eyes Lavender Complex hybrid of B.globosa, B,davidii and B.lindleyana from the University of Georgia, flowers have a large orange eye.
LEAH™ Blue Purple-blue From Green Fuse, USA. Another series of very small Buddleja about 0.5 metres tall. Only available in North America. LEAH™ Blue is more purple than blue.
LEAH™ Midnight Dark purple
LEAH™ Pink Pink
LEAH™ Raspberry Deep reddish pink
LEAH™ White White
LEAH™ White Improved White The series is only recently released (c.2018) and already they need to introduce improved cultivars?
Leela Kapila Cerise to maroon Named after a popular Nottingham surgeon. Possibly a sport of Santana with almost totally yellow leaves; not very vigorous and best grown in light shade.
Les Kneale White to very pale pink-lilac Found growing on the Isle of Man. Probably the palest colour (other than white) and pale foliage, too. Some clones are almost white, and some are pale pink-lilac.
Lilac Cascade Lilac One of a series of 'Cascade' plants from Walters Gardens, USA. More compact with a weeping habit and pendulous panicles.
Lilac Moon Pale lilac Raised at The Lavender Garden, Gloucetershire. Good pale foliage on a bush that is wide rather than tall.
LITTLE ROCKSTARS® BLUE
Syn. 'Botex012' 		Violet Another series of small Buddleja from the same stable as the BUTTERFLY CANDY® series (Van Son & Koot BV, Netherlands), released in 2025. Claimed to be even smaller at only 50cm height and spread. Flower panicles are rather small too. Not to be confused with the ROCKETSTAR®/PUGSTER® series.
Colour of this plant's flowers is more like a washed-out violet.
LITTLE ROCKSTARS® PINK
Syn. 'Botex011' Pink 		Pink
LITTLE ROCKSTARS® PURPLE
Syn. 'Botex010' 		Purple Mundane shade of purple
LITTLE ROCKSTARS® RED
Syn. 'Botex009' 		Dark pink A shade of pink no sane person would call red.
LITTLE ROCKSTARS® WHITE
Syn. 'Botex013' 		White Yet another white cultivar.
Lo and Behold!®
Blue Chip 		Mauve-purple Complex hybrid of B.globosa, B,davidii and B.lindleyana. Short, bushy habit. Flowers are not blue but mauve. Developed at the Raulston Arboretum by Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University.
More on all the Lo and Behold hybrids HERE.
Lo and Behold!®
Blue Chip Jr.
Blue Complex hybrid. An improvement on Blue Chip. Developed at the Raulston Arboretum by Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University.
Lo and Behold!®
Ice Chip
syn. White Chip 		White Complex hybrid of B.globosa, B,davidii and B.lindleyana. Short, bushy habit. Developed at the Raulston Arboretum by Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University.
Lo and Behold!®
Lilac Chip 		Lilac Complex hybrid of B.globosa, B,davidii and B.lindleyana. Very low, lax habit. Developed at the Raulston Arboretum by Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University.
Lo and Behold!®
Pink Micro Chip 		Pink Complex hybrid with a short, bushy habit. Developed at the Raulston Arboretum by Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University.
Lo and Behold!®
Purple Haze
syn. Purple Chip 		Purple Complex hybrid of B.globosa, B,davidii and B.lindleyana. Low and spreading habit. Developed at the Raulston Arboretum by Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University.
Lo and Behold!®
Miss Molly
syn. Red Chip 		Pink-red. Renamed from Miss Molly for the UK market. A smaller version on Miss Ruby with bigger flowers Developed at the Raulston Arboretum by Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University.
Lochinch Pale blue. Hybrid with B. fallowiana, which gives it its grey foliage, from the Lochinch estate in Scotland.
Longstock Autumn Delight Reddish Pink Bred by Peter Moore of the Longstock Nursery, Hampshire, UK. A later flowering cultivar derived from Autumn Beauty x Sugar Plum.
Longstock Pink Pale pink Bred by Peter Moore of the Longstock Nursery, Hampshire, UK. An improved version of Pink Pearl.
Lyme Bay Unknown From the Shapcott Garden Nursery.
Magda'a Gold Knight
syn: ElstB1 		Deep purple A sport of Black Knight, with yellow variegated foliage.
Malvern Blue Medium blue-violet -
Marbled White
syn. Markeep PVR 		White One of the Butterfly series from the East Malling Research station in Kent, UK. Dwarf bush with a bushy habit and large open flowers.
Masquerade
syn. Notbud PVR 		Maroon A variegated cultivar raised at the East Malling Research station in Kent, UK and billed as an improvement on Harlequin. Licence is held by Notcutts Nurseries.
Mayford Purple Purple A B. fallowiana x B. davidii hybrid and a full sibling of 'Lochinch' and 'West Hill', but much rarer.
MERRY MAGIC™ Orchid
syn. 'SMBDPB' 		Deep purple MERRY MAGIC™ was a set of less invasive (claiming low seed set) cultivars of B. davidii from Spring Meadow Nursery (Grand Haven. Michigan, USA) circa 2013. The Merry Magic series is no longer in commercial cultivation having remained in the catalogues for just one year. Patents applied for but never granted.
MERRY MAGIC™ Purple
syn. 'SMBDPL' 		Purple -
MERRY MAGIC™ Violet
syn. 'SMBDVL' 		Violet -
Midnight Skies Deep purple A rival for Black Knight from Lowaters Nurseries, UK.
Miss Molly
Syn. Red Chip
PVR 		Pink-red Small cultivar from Dennis Werner at North Carolina State University which is billed as closer to red that previous cultivars (Miss Ruby X Attraction).
Miss Pearl White From Dennis Werner, North Carolina State University. A compact rounded shrub.
Miss Ruby
PVR 		Dark pink-red Small cultivar from Dennis Werner at North Carolina State University (White Ball X Attraction).
Miss Violet Violet New small cultivar from Dennis Werner at North Carolina State University.
MONARCH® Blue Knight Blue A series of smaller (approx. 1.5 metre height and spread) from Walters Gardens Inc., Michigan, USA. Several have been introduced into Europe.
MONARCH® Cherry Royale Reddish pink A later addition to the range circa 2023, similar to 'Prince Charming' but more pink in colour
MONARCH® Crown Jewels Magenta This one has yellow foliage as an added feature.
MONARCH® Dark Dynasty Deep purple
MONARCH® Glass Slippers Pale lavender-blue
MONARCH® Jousting Jester Orchid Pink
MONARCH® Prince Charming Bright cerise red A particularly striking colour to the flowers.
MONARCH® Princess Bride White
MONARCH® Princess Pink Bright Pink
MONARCH® Royal Falls Amethyst purple
MONARCH® Queen of Hearts Magenta
Moonlight Lilac-flushed cream Buddleja x weyeriana hybrid-cultivar.
Moonshadow Pale lilac USA cultivar before 1998, a seedling of 'Nanho Blue' with nanhoensis-type foliage and habit. Flower centre fades to white.
Moonshine
syn. Buddma PVR 		Purplish pink Dutch dwarf with pale lime-green
Nanhoensis
Syn. B. davidii var. nanhoensis 		Lilac A naturally occuring small plant (1.0m) with small and narrower foliage. From seed collected by Farrer in 1914 from the Nan-ho valley, Gansu, China.
Nanho Blue
Syn. Nanho Petite Indigo
Syn. Mongo 		Denim blue Originating from the Monrovia Nursery, California, USA, in the 1980s. It is derived from the Nanhoensis form of B. davidii and has small, greyish dark green leaves. Lost its RHS AGM status in 2010.
Nanho Purple
syn Petite Purple, Monum 		Bright purple A cross of B. davidii Nanhoensis and Royal Red, backcrossed with Royal Red, and was introduced by the Monrovia Nursery, California, USA. Foliage is the small, Nanhoensis type. RHS AGM reconfirmed in 2010.
Nanho White
syn. Petite Snow, Monite 		White Also raised at the Monrovia Nursery (California, USA) as early as 1967, and is a small dense shrub with narrow grey-green foliage. Wide, conical panicles of pure white. RHS AGM reconfirmed in 2010.
Niche's Choice Purple-mauve Large cultivar from rom Niche Gardens in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Nike Lilac pink Large flowers.
Niobe Mauve
Octopus Red-purple From Thompson and Morgan, and an offshoot of the Buzz programme, it has large branched panicles like 'Dartmoor' on a small shrub.
Octopus Magenta Magenta Similar to the original Octopus, but the flowers are a slightly different shape and a deeper shade of magenta.
Opera Fuchsia pink A seedling selected at the Croux Nursery (Haut-de-Seine) France and patented 1970 in the USA by Maurice Croux. (USPP02987).
Operette Fuchsia pink Chromosome doubled plant (octoploid) induced by the colchicine treatment of meristem material of Opera, circa 1978 at the INRA Centre de Recherches d'Angers (France), resulting in a plant one third the size, but retaining the bright inflorescences of 'Opera'.
Orchid Lavender to pale purple Full-sized USA culitivar from Niche Gardens in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; introduced sometime in the 1990s. Not to be confused with small hybrids from various series that also carry the "Orchid" title.
Orchid Beauty Bluish lilac From Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.) prior to 1940 and marketed by Schmidt's Flowers. (Click for 1940 Publicity). Distinctive panicles that have several rounded levels of decreasing size.
Orpheus Dark blue Raised at The Lavender Garden, Gloucetershire. The flowers have a white ring around the orange eye and are very distinctive
Panache Deep purple/blue Large branched flowers but it is given to flopping under their weight.
Peace White Raised by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.), named for the end of WW2, and patented in 1946 (USPP705). A cross of an unnamed white seedling and Dubonnet.
Peacock
syn.Peakeep PVR 		Deep pink One of the Butterfly series from the East Malling Research station in Kent, UK. Bigger than the other Butterfly series. Loses most of its leaves in Autumn.
Persephone Mauve-purple Raised at The Lavender Garden, Gloucetershire. Attractive soft, rounded and greyish foliage. Good consistant flower colour with a particularly red eye.
Pink Cascade Pink A 'Cascade' plant from Walters Gardens, USA. More compact with a weeping habit and pendulous panicles.
Pink Cascade II Pale pink Much like 'Pink Cascade', but the colour is a paler shell-pink
Pink Delight
syn. Pink Perfection 		Shocking pink A very good cultivar with large bright flowers. Neat growth habit and grey foliage from its complex ancestry including B. fallowiana (via West Hill).
AGM 1993
Pink Pagoda
syn. Inpsired Pink 		Pink B. weyeriana x davidii from Peter Moore, Longstock. Shell pink flowers in levels. Renamed "Inspired Pink" for the USA market.
Pink Panther
syn. RuttenBU2016 		Light pink A recent introduction, semi-dwarf cultivar.
Pink Pearl Lilac pink A large plant and not the best pink, could be easily mistaken for a feral Buddleja.
Pink Spread
syn. Pink Spreader 		Bright pink Excellent flower colour. Spreading rather than upright habit.
Pixie Blue Pale blue Same as Dart's Papillon Blue
Pixie Red Maroon Supposedly a dwarf version of Royal Red but in practice no different.
Pixie White White Smallish white cultivar
Potter's Purple Purple Vigorous cultivar. 1994 introduction from Plant Delights (Raleigh, NC, USA) originating as a seedling found in 1984 by Jack Potter at the Wister Garden in Swarthmore, PA, USA.
Princetown Purple Purple Vigorous cultivar similar to Dubonnet.
Psychedelic Sky
syn. 'PIIBD-III' 		Bright mauve-blue From Mike Dirr and First Editions
PUGSTER® AMETHYST
syn. SMNBDL 		Pale violet-purple The PUGSTER® series (Spring Meadows Nursery Inc., USA) are small cultivars with particularly short internodes and a dense habit; some renamed ROCKETSTAR® for Europe.
PUGSTER® BLUE
syn.ROCKETSTAR® INDIGO
syn. SMNBDBT 		Navy blue A plant descended from 'Adonis Blue'.
PUGSTER® PERIWINKLE
syn.SMNBDO
syn.ROCKETSTAR® ORCHID 		Lilac-mauve The colour of the flowers is unremarkable.
PUGSTER® PINK;
syn: ROCKETSTAR® FLAMINGO
syn. SMNBDPT 		True pale pink.
PUGSTER® PINKER
syn. SMNBDB 		Deep pink-cerise A later addition to the range, a seedling of 'Miss Molly', it resembles the other plants in the series.
PUGSTER® WHITE
Syn.: ROCKETSTAR® SNOW
Syn.: SMNBDW 		White The obligatory white-flowered member of the series.
Purple Cascade Purple An older cultivar, not to be confused with the modern 'Cascade' cultivars from Walters Gardens,USA.
Purple Champion Purple A selection by Champion Plants, Somerset, UK.
Purple Emperor
Syn.'Pyrkeep' PVR 		Purple One of the Butterfly series from the East Malling Research station in Kent, UK. Dwarf bush with narrow foliage and compact habit.
Purple Friend Purple Raised at The Lavender Garden, Gloucetershire. Good dark flowers on a smaller bush.
Purple Prince Reddish purple Raised by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.), patented in 1946 (USPP706). From a cross of Eleanor and Flaming Violet.
Purple Splendour
syn. Purple Splendor
syn. Hinebud2 		Purple A complex hybrid. More details on the Flutterby and Hinebud Hybrids page.
Raspberry Eyes Purple Complex hybrid of B.globosa, B.davidii and B.lindleyana.
Raspberry Wine Mauve-rose Often produces two spiked flowers.
Red Admiral Maroon purple Probably a synonym for Santana.
Red Plume Reddish purple An tall American cultivar of unknown origin with long, strongly-coloured upright panicles.
Reve de Papillon® 'Rose'
Syn: Minpap PVR 		Pink French series with large panicles.
Reve de Papillon® 'White'
Syn: Minpap2 PVR 		White New smallish, French series.
Reve de Papillon® 'Blue'
Syn: Minpap3 PVR 		Blue New smallish, French series.
Reve de Papillon® 'Red'
syn: Boscranz; Cranrazz 		Cerise From Ball Horticultural. another name for CRANRAZZ (UK and USA), this was renamed for Europe and sold under the REVE DE PAPILLON name. A compact shrub, it has bright cranberry-pink flowers.
Reve de Papillon® 'Lavender'
syn.: Bosjerry 		Lavender Developed by Ball Horticultural, and sold under the REVE DE PAPILLON name in Europe. A compact shrub with large lavender-blue flowers
Reve de Papillon® 'Violet'
syn. SRPbudroy
syn. RoyalRazz® 		Bright purple Compact grower from Ball Horticultural, released in Europe as part of the Reve de Papillon® series
Rice Creek Lavender An American cultivar, introduced by Betty Ann Addison and Harvey Buchite of Rice Creek Gardens, Minnesota. Very hardy and vigorous
Royal Gold
syn. 'Snep1' 		Purple Golden-yellow foliage claimed to be resistent to scorching, and dark flowers; from van Vliet, Netherlands circa 2022.
Royal Purple Reddish purple An American cultivar of undocumented origin, but available from Good & Reese (Ohio, USA) from the 1930's. A parent of both 'Royal Red' and 'Empire Blue'. Over time, the name has become confused with 'Royal Red'.
RoyalRazz®
syn. SRPbudroy
syn. Reve de Papillon® 'Violet' 		Bright purple Compact grower from Ball Horticultural.
Royal Red Maroon-purple Bred by Karle A. Lucal from 'Royal Purple' and an unnamed seedling, introduced by the Good & Reese nursery, Ohio, USA and patented in 1942 (USPP0556). RHS AGM reconfirmed 2010.
Royal Red Variegata Maroon purple Variegated version of Royal Red, possibly only a synonym for Harlequin.
Salcombe Purple Small, neat shrub from Seaside Plants, Devon.
Santana Maroon purple Another sport of Royal Red with deep yellow variegation.
Shapcott Lavender Lavender From Shapcott Garden Nursery, Devon
Shapcott Violet Violet From Shapcott Garden Nursery, Devon
Shire Blue Steely mid-blue Flowers have reflexed petals. Raised at The Lavender Garden, Gloucetershire.
Silver Lilac Pale lilac Flowers have mosaic effect, shrub has a neat habit. Recommended for AGM 2011 subject to availability.
Sir John Pink-purple Splotched yellow variegation from Stone Green Nurseries, Kent. Very like Santana.
Sophie® Light pink-purple A small Buddleja from Van Vliet New Plants (Boskoop, Netherlands) that is very free flowering.
Southcombe Splendour Mid-blue to violet Erect flower spikes and upright habit.
SPARKLER® PINK PETITE
'Budcon 1331' 		Lilac Compact Buddleja, 1-1.5 metres tall. Available from Monrovia Nurseries, USA.
SPARKLER® PURPLE PETITE
'Conbud2080' 		Purple Compact Buddleja, 1-1.5 metres tall. Available from Monrovia Nurseries, USA.
Spikehead Bright purple Very pointed panicles.
Strawberry Lemonade Pink White/green variegated foliage and pink flowers. From the USA.
Sugar Plum Dark pinky red A recent cross between Summer Beauty and Royal Red by Peter Moore at Longstock. An improvement on Summer Beauty.
Summer Beauty Rose pink Sensitive cultivar that is a sibling of Pink Delight. Tidy plant with soft, greyish foliage.
SUMMER BIRD BLUE® Purplish blue A series of very small Buddleja under 1 metre height/spread with a well-branched habit. Bred and propagated by Volmary GmbH, Germany. Introduced circa2018. Low seed set.
SUMMER BIRD® MAGENTA Magenta-violet
SUMMER BIRD® MIDNGHT BLUE Dark navy-blue.
SUMMER BIRD® PINK Lighter pinkNewer intoduction circa2023
SUMMER BIRD® RASPBERRY Reddish pinkNewer intoduction circa2023
SUMMER BIRD® ROSE Darker pinkNewer intoduction circa2023
SUMMER BIRD® SKY BLUE Pale blue-lavender
SUMMER BIRD® VIOLET Violet-mauve
SUMMER BIRD® WHITE (syn: COMPACT SNOW) White The inevitable white-flowered member of the series.
Summer House Blue Light blue A random seedling from the Longstock Nursery, smallish shrub with grey foliage.
SUMMERKIDS® BECKI
Syn: Artbud1111 		White The SUMMERKIDS® series is from Artmeyer Baumschule GmbH (Hoerstel-Riesenbeck, Germany), and are small Buddleja around 1 metre in height. All are registered for PVR. BECKI is the inevitable white-flowered member of the series.
SUMMERKIDS® BENNI
Syn: Artbud1567 		White This cultivar is no longer in production (2021).
SUMMERKIDS® EDDI
Syn: Artbud1121 		Pink mauve
SUMMERKIDS® EMELY
Syn: Artbud1138 		Lilac
SUMMERKIDS® LENI
Syn: Artbud1565 		Mid-purple
SUMMERKIDS® LOTTI
Syn: Artbud1125 		Deep purple Fades to navy blue.
SUMMERKIDS® MARIE
Syn: Artbud1569 		White
SUMMERKIDS® MICKI
Syn: Artbud1576 		Pale blue
SUMMERKIDS® ROMY
Syn: Artbud1356 		Deep pink-purple.
SUMMERKIDS® SOPHIE
Syn: Artbud1583 		Bright pink-purple Should not be confused with another similar cultivar, called simply SOPHIE®, from Van Vliet (Boskoop, Netherlands).
SUMMERLOUNGE® Blue Colibri Mid-blue A group of very small hybrids (1 metre height and spread developed by Ball Ornamentals and licensed to Lendert de Vos (Boskoop, Netherlands). Blue Colibri has been withdrawn from sale due to poor performance in trials.
SUMMERLOUNGE® Blue Sarah Pale blue Small inflorescence and grows in a globe shape. Replaces 'Blue Colibri'.
SUMMERLOUNGE® Lilac Turtle Lilac-purple Slim inflorescences.
SUMMERLOUNGE® Purple Lion Purple Large panicles.
SUMMERLOUNGE® Red Dragon Reddish cerise Has been withdrawn due to poor performance.
SUMMERLOUNGE® White Swan WhiteMuch like others in the series.
Summer of Love
Syn: Podarasnga2 		Pale blue Compact (1.5 metres height) Buddleja from Peter Podaras, marketed by Springhill Nurseries, USA.
SUMMERSIPS® Sangria
syn: SRPbudsan
syn: SRPbud374 		Red-purple Smaller, mound-forming shrub, from the cross 'Lilac Chip' x 'Attraction'. Called 'Butterfly Red' in Europe
Summer Skies Light blue-violet A small shrub from the USA with cream/green variegated foliage, looks similar to Burncross.
SUMMERTEENS® BRUNO BLUE
Syn: Artbud1119 		Blue The SUMMERTEENS® series is from Artmeyer Baumschule GmbH (Hoerstel-Riesenbeck, Germany), and are small Buddleja just over 1 metre in height. All are registered for PVR
SUMMERTEENS® DAVID DARKVIOLET
Syn: Artbud1141 		Violet
SUMMERTEENS® LILITH LILAC
Syn: Artbud1108 		Lilac
SUMMERTEENS® MATS MAGIC RED
Syn: Artbud 1580 		Cerise A later addition, in 2019, this plant has deep cerise-pink flowers.
SUMMERTEENS® PABLO PURPLE
Syn: Artbud1135 		Purple
SUMMERTEENS® PIA PINK Pink
SUMMERTEENS® VIVIAN VIOLET Violet A replacement for the now retired SUMMERTEENS® VIGGO VIOLET.
SUMMERTEENS® WILMA WHITE
Syn: Artbud1105 		White
Sungold Yellow Buddleja x weyeriana hybrid-cultivar.
Sunkissed Violet Unremarkable colour.
Three-in-One White, pink, and purple or blue A novelty. Not actually a variety, but achieved by inter-weaving three separate plants.
Thundercloud Unknown -
TINY BUDDY® 'Deep Blue'
Syn. 'Tinpurbud' 		Mauve-blue The TINY BUDDY® series available through the French nursery Minier Professional Solutions (Beaufort en Anjou), introduced 2024
TINY BUDDY® 'Hot Pink'
Syn. 'Condappin'
syn. DAPPER® 'Pink' 		Pink Pink-flowered, recycled from the DAPPER® series (Ball Seed, USA).
TINY BUDDY® 'White'
Syn. 'Dapconwhi'
syn. DAPPER® 'White' 		White A white flowered member of the series, recycled from the DAPPER® series (Ball Seed, USA).
TINY BUDDY® 'Violet'
Syn. '3397Ddybud' 		Violet-purple From the TINY BUDDY® series available through the French nursery Minier Professional Solutions (Beaufort en Anjou), introduced 2024
Tovelill Violet-mauve Routine cultivar from Germany.
Trippy Pink
syn. 'Bailbudone' 		Bright pink Recent cultvar from First Editions
True Blue Blue From Ball Horticultural.
Twilight Dark purple-pink Vigorous USA culitivar.
Twotones Blue and Purple Large shrub with nanhoensis heritage. Flowers have a two-tone mosaic effect. Raised at The Lavender Garden, Gloucetershire.
Ultra-violet
Syn. PDSI-1 		Violet A compact Buddleja from America, with good reflowering.
Vanilla Treat
syn.'Grevantrt' 		White Smallish cultivar, from Garden Debut (USA).
Variegata
syn. FLORENCE, 'watflor' 		Pale violet From Stone Green Nurseries, Kent UK. Much deeper white variegation compared to Harlequin.
Vashon Skies Blue-purple An older B. fallowiana x B. davidii hybrid from the US, quite large and vigorous.
Violet Cascade Violet-mauve One of the 'Cascade' plants from Walters Gardens, USA. More compact with a weeping habit and pendulous panicles.
Violet Eyes Violet Large growing complex hybrid of B.globosa, B,davidii and B.lindleyana.
Violet Message Dark violet Medium size cultivar from Holland.
West Hill Pale violet to lilac Another hybrid with B. fallowiana, which gives it its grey foliage, from the Lochinch estate in Scotland.
White Ball White One of the smallest cultivars, the 'Ball' refers to the growth habit and not the flowers. Slightly deformed, greyish foliage from the congested growth habit.
White Bouquet White One of many similar white cultivars. Raised by the Swiss-Hungarian Sigmund Tarnok, possibly in Augusta, Georgia (USA); trialled and patented by Jackson and Perkins (Newark, N.Y., USA) in 1942. Île de France is a grandparent. (USPP536)
White Butterfly White -
White Cloud White -
White Eyes White Complex hybrid of B.globosa, B,davidii and B.lindleyana.
White Harlequin White Variegation similar to Harlequin, very prone to reversion.
White Profusion White Raised by Paul Schmidt of Youngstown, Ohio (U.S.A.), patented in 1948 (USPP786). From a cross of an unnamed white seedling and Orchid Beauty. AGM reconfirmed in 2010.
White Spread White Spreading habit
White Wings White Wider, branched flowers
Widecombe Violet blue Narrow foliage
Windy Hill Purple USA cultivar bred for hardiness to Zone 9.
Windtor Blue violet Similiar to Lochinch but darker flowers.
Wisteria Lane Mauve A shorter cultivar from Walters Gardens, USA with large panicles and a weeping habit.
Yeti White White From Ball Horticultural.

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