Buddleja 'Minpap' = Reve de Papillon Pink
Buddleja 'Minpap', selling name Reve de Papillon Pink ™, is a hybrid cultivar raised from an openly pollinated 'Royal Red' by Olivier Pallusiere at the Pepinieres Minier nursery, Beaufort-en-Vallée, France.[1] Reve de Papillon Pink featured in the Buddleja trials held by the Royal Horticultural Society from 2008 to 2010, but was unplaced in the public popularity poll.
| Buddleja hybrid | |
|---|---|
![]() Reve de Papillon Pink, Longstock Park, UK | |
| Cultivar | 'Minpap' = Reve de Papillon Pink™ |
| Origin | Pepinieres Minier, Beaufort-en-Vallée, France |
Description
Reve de Papillon makes a broad, bushy shrub, 1.5 × 2.5 m, with arching branches bearing long, broad, terminal panicles of purplish-pink flowers complemented by grey-green foliage.[1]
Cultivation
Reve de Papillon Pink has become widely established in western Europe, including the UK, where a specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national collection at Longstock Park Nursery, near Stockbridge, Hampshire.[2] It is not known to have been introduced to North America.
References
- Hatch, L. (2007) Cultivars of Woody Plants. Vol. 1 (A-G) 2007 Edition. TCR Press Horticultural PDF. books.
- Moore, P. (2012). Buddleja List 2011-2012 Longstock Park Nursery. Longstock Park, UK.
