Can we have a collective, WOW! For decades, we’ve begged plant breeders to use the weeping butterfly bush, Buddleia lindleyana in their breeding. Although two breeders did so, and we have their F1 (first generation) hybrids in the garden, no one took it to further generations…until now. We are please to help introduce these amazing Hans Hansen/Walters Garden hybrids…the Cascades series of butterfly bushes. The “Cascades” aren’t small like many of the newer hybrids, but instead mature at 6-6.5′ in height and width…the ‘Empress Wu’ of butterfly bushes. When I visited the Walters Garden trials this summer, these insanely showy butterfly bushes emitted an incredibly strong and sweet fragrance, and were loaded with an array of pollinators. The “Cascades” are truly breakthroughs in the genus buddleia. They come in three colors, pink, lavender, and grand. Hmmm….didn’t know that grand was a color. The photo above is Buddleia ‘Grand Cascade’.
Are they sterile?
These are not sterile.
Gorgeous…do they spread? I had B. lindleyana at my old house and it went everywhere. Butterflies loved it, however.
No spreading at all!
Are they as draught tolerant as the other buddeliae (Like my Latin?) and are they even a little shade tolerant?
tolerant of drought, yes…but that often causes a stress that results in spider mite problems. They are somewhat shade tolerant, but then they dont flower well, which sort of defeats the reason to plant a buddleia.
What “color/hue” is grand?
it sure looks mauve to my eyes
Should we plant these now or in the spring? You’re selling them yes??
Hard to answer without knowing where you garden. You need to give them enough time to establish a root systems in areas where winter heaving will be an issue when/if the ground freezes. In our part of NC (Zone 7b), we would plant year round.
Can these be shipped to Oregon?
Buddleias must be certified before they can be shipped into Oregon. These are so new I doubt they’ve been checked yet by the Oregon officials.
Thanks. Looking forward to when they are shippable.