Pink Delight

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Hardy Hybrids

Buddleja ‘Pink Delight’ produces dense spikes of pink honey scented flowers throughout the summer which attract butterflies.

History

Buddleja ‘Pink Delight’ is a hybrid raised by the Horticultural Research Institute in Boskoop, The Netherlands in 1986 from a cross of B. davidii ‘Fascination’ × B. davidii var. nanhoensis ‘Alba’ × B. ‘West Hill’. Received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993, reconfirmed 2010.

Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Eventual height: 200cm (7ft)
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Leaf colour: Green
Flowering: Summer
Fragrance: Honey scented
Situation: Prefers full sun
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies

Project Details

FAMILY

Scrophulariaceae

Place of Origin

Central China, west China and Japan

Plant Heritage

Accession Number B036

All details of our collection are held on the main Plant Heritage database including plant name, accession number, date of accession and plant source.

Genus Buddleja
Cultivar 'Pink Delight' AGM
Category Hardy Hybrid
Colours and sizes are approximate and are intended as a guideline, cultivation notes should be followed