ID this buddliea for me please

16 years ago

This was given to me as a gift from my boyfriends mom, who in turn got it from someone else. She didn't know what kind of butterfly bush it was, so I had to wait for it to flower. It's a young one, standing about three foot tall, and the spikes are about 8 inches long. I thought maybe black knight, but perhaps it's not quite dark enough of a purple. It's not a smaller variety, I have nanho blue which is a smaller variety and has smaller leaves, this one will get to be pretty good sized. Any ideas?

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donn_
16 years ago
Other than the fact it's blue, it looks just like 'Pink Delight' with the orange eye and all.

Beautiful bloom!
nancyd
16 years ago
It's not Dark Knight, that is a much deeper blue. Very pretty though. Don't know what this one is - there are so many varieties. Do a web search.
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aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
16 years ago
How about Guinevere or is yours a lighter color? does your B. lean more towards blue, or moave?

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tepelus
Original Author
16 years ago
it does seem to lean more towards a blue, like a purplish blue, but not the same as that of my nanho blue.
tepelus
Original Author
16 years ago
Did some research and the closest one to the color I could find is Potter's purple. What do you think?
aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
16 years ago
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webkat5
16 years ago
Well, it is definitely an orange-eyed Buddleja (aka - B. davidii)...that we can know for certain. As for a specific cultivar, it would be next to impossible to be exact...it is even possible that this one was grown from seed (cross pollination or dilution).

There are also other things to consider...the best color is not right now....would have been a few weeks ago...might get better later on. Yours looks washed out....
When attempting to identify, look for flower (raceme) shape to narrow it down...

The following site shows a great example of the many different types of raceme growth habits....

Here is a link that might be useful: Buddleja racemes
mwieder
16 years ago
The photos look very digitized to me - especially that first one. I vote for Buddleia davdii 'Paintshop Pro'
webkat5
16 years ago
Mwieder, the camera often picks up a bit of what our eye can't see....

One of the main reasons Buddlejas are a butterfly attractor is that their flowers are a wide spectrum of color (the insects can see the ultraviolet light reflections).

I frequently take pictures of my Buddlejas and they almost always turn out a slightly different color or a mix (as in the one above).
mwieder
16 years ago
webkat - my observation wasn't based on the color in the photo; it's based on the edging - the more I look at it the more I'm convinced it's been photoshopped.
tepelus
Original Author
16 years ago
You're right, it has been photo shopped, but only in making the picture clearer to see, I did not change the color of the flower, and this would be the first flower it has had on it this year. And like said above, the camera picks up colors a little more differently than what we see. Perhaps it was a seed grown plant, the person my boyfriends mom got it from dug up a bunch that were taking over, so more than likely it was a seedling to whatever cultivar the original one was. I still think the closest to color is Potter's Purple, but who knows, maybe I'll call it Penelope. Penelope the purple butterfly bush! LOL!
tracey_nj6
16 years ago
I would say "Royal Red", which isn't a true red. You'll see different pictures of this variety online, and the majority lead to it being in the magenta/purple color range.
tepelus
Original Author
16 years ago
some unadulterated pics of the same plant

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webkat5
16 years ago
Enhancing the clarity is not what was indicated...I don't consider that "manipulating" the photo....

I like the name 'Penelope'...seems to fit nicely.

:o)