Buddleja Lo & Behold 'Pink Micro Chip'

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Buddleja hybrid
Cultivar'Pink Micro Chip'
OriginJ C Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Buddleja 'Pink Micro Chip' (Lo & Behold series, Pink Micro Chip) is a dwarf hybrid cultivar derived from a 2019 crossing of Lilac Chip and 'Miss Molly' in the plant breeding program of Dennis J. Werner of North Carolina State University (NCSU) at the JC Raulston Arboretum.[1][2] Werner selected the cultivar in field trials in 2010 at the Sandhills Research Station in Jackson Springs, North Carolina.[2][3] NCSU's North Carolina Agriculture Research Service released the cultivar to commerce in 2011.[4] NCSU received United States plant patent number USPP24016P3 for the cultivar on November 5, 2013.[2]

Description[]

Pink Micro Chip is the smallest member yet of the dwarf Buddleja Lo & Behold® series. The compact perennial cultivar grows to a height of 1.5 ft (0.5 m) to 2.0 ft (0.6 m) and to a width of 1.5 ft (0.5 m) to 2.0 ft (0.6 m). Its wide and low-spreading deciduous green foliage is very dense and full. The plant is therefore appropriate for use as a ground cover or in a container.[1]

The cultivar's inflorescence is a long panicle containing fragrant light red-purple (orchid pink) blossoms. Flowering usually begins in late May to early June in Jackson Springs, North Carolina, and continues throughout the growing season until the first freeze event in October or November. The plant's flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators.[1][2]

The plant may die back to the ground in colder zones and resume growth from the crown the following spring. In regions where above-ground shoots survive over winter, pruning to the ground in late winter when new leaves appear at the base will produce more vigorous growth in the spring, will give the plant a better shape, and will produce more flowers.[1]

Pink Micro Chip lacks anthers and thus has male sterility. The cultivar's female structures are essentially sterile.[2] As a result, the plant is virtually seedless and requires no deadheading.[1] Because the plants produce few seeds and infrequently sucker in the garden, the governments of Oregon and Washington have approved this non-invasive cultivar for sale in their states, unlike their actions regarding Buddleja davidii.[1][5]

Cultivation[]

Proven Winners North America LLC of DeKalb, Illinois markets Pink Micro Chip in the United States.[6] The plant has been introduced to the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG)'s National Plant Collection at the Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge, Hampshire, England.[7]

Hardiness: USDA zones 5–9.[1]

See also[]

Non-invasive Buddleja cultivars

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Buddleja Lo & Behold® 'Pink Micro Chip'". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Buddleja plant named 'Pink Micro Chip'". Google Patents. USPP26547P3. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sandhills Research Station". Research Stations. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ North Carolina Agriculture Research Service (2013). "Notice of Release - 'Pink Micro Chip' Cultivar of Butterfly Bush (Buddleja sp.)". Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ (1) "Butterfly Bush Approved Cultivars". Oregon Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
    (2) "Butterfly Bush: Buddleja davidii". Olympia, Washington: Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Lo & Behold® 'Pink Micro Chip' Butterfly Bush: Buddleia x". DeKalb, Illinois: Proven Winners North America LLC. 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Lo and Behold® Pink Micro Chip". Longstock, Hampshire, England: Longstock Park Nursery: National Plant Collection: The Buddleia National Collection. 2016. Accession Number B211. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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