A "proper" news Buddleja at Four Oaks

The new variety, Buddleja Bressingham Bountiful, has been developed by plantsman Adrian Bloom and his family at Bressingham Gardens in Norfolk. It is the first variety from a new programme to develop new and improved, full-sized, "proper" Buddleja varieties - bucking the recent trend for ultra-compact varieties which often have disproportionate flower heads on small plants.

Bressingham Bountiful is a full-sized plant, growing to the proportions that experienced gardeners expect from traditional Buddleja varieties. The flower heads are large and broad, with lilac mauve flowers that are sweetly scented and are a magnet for bees and butterflies. The plant has blue-grey foliage, silvery on the underside, that looks great throughout the season.

One of the parents of Bressingham Bountiful is the well-known variety Lochinch - growers will immediately recognise the same flower colour, but also see the improved foliage and considerably larger and more impressive flower heads. Like the parent variety, Bressingham Bountiful is easy to grow and make a showy plant in a container for retail sales. In the garden, it makes a long-flowering centrepiece shrub for sunny borders that is easy to grow and requires little maintenance.

Seiont Nurseries will have the first plants available in limited quantities this autumn. Full production will begin for 2023 season.

For further information, contact:

Plants For Europe Limited - graham@plantsforeurope.com

Seiont Nurseries Limited - sales@seiontnurseries.com

Four Oaks Trade Show - https://www.fouroaks-tradeshow.com/

Source: HortiBiz