Description
B. crispa x B. lindleyana | Butterfly Bush ‘Pride of Longstock’
Buddleja Pride of Longstock, also known as ‘Longstock’s Pride’, was bred in England in 1999 by Peter Moore, and is a beautiful and unique upright deciduous shrub from the same parentage as the rare ‘Pride of Hever’ Buddleja (B. crispa x B. lindleyana), which was bred 40 years prior, of which it closely resembles. The leaves are like those of B. lindleyana, but slightly serrated. The flowers are bright purple and upright in open panicles in summer that may become more lax or arching once mature. They are an improvement on B. lindleyana and are just as long, up to 2+ ft in length, and have retained some of the fine B. crispa scent! Fast growing.
Grows best in full sun in a somewhat sheltered position in well-drained, sandy or gravely soils. Does not like overly-wet conditions. Hard prune down to your knees towards the end of March or in April.
‘Pride of Longstock’ flowers are sterile and pollenless, so no seeds are produced and thus will keep blooming into autumn without deadheading.
We are the ONLY shop in the US to offer this plant.
Type: Perennial
Sun exposure: Full sun
Mature height: 8-10 ft
Mature width- 6-8 ft
Hardiness zones: 7-10
*Propagation without a license is prohibited.
UNROOTED CUTTINGS:
- Price is for five cuttings (5)
- Each cutting is 4-9 inches long. May be single top or multi-top.
- Guaranteed to be green, healthy, and alive. Plus pest and pathogen free.
- Guaranteed to be true-to-name.
- Please only order unrooted cuttings if you are familiar and comfortable with rooting plants
- Plant orders shipped out on Monday and Tuesday ONLY.
- If it’s believed the plants are not alive and healthy when you receive them you must let us know any concerns you have within 24 hours of arrival. If we do not hear any concerns within 24 hours it will be assumed that everything arrived in good standing. We cannot be held responsible for mishaps, errors, mistakes, or bad luck after this time frame.
ROOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
How to prepare cuttings to root via rooting cubes inside a humidity dome.
- Upon arrival, give cuttings a new fresh cut on the bottom of the stem. Then set in a cup of water for a minimum of 15 minutes.
- After soaking, gently cut or scrape small marks into the bottom portion of the plant stem (½ inch) with scissors or a razor blade.
- Dip the scarred end of the stem into rooting gel or rooting powder (gel is superior). This can be done without rooting gel, but results are not as good.
- Insert the plant stem into a rooting cube (Oasis cubes, grow plugs, soil-cubes, rock-wool cubes, etc) and place into a nursery tray with a humidity dome over the top. One cutting per cube. Custom individual humidity domes can be made using plastic cups and/or plastic cling wrap.
- After the first 3-5 days, the humidity dome should be opened up or set ajar to slowly allow more air in as the plants start to root. At this point, the cubes should be allowed to become mostly dry before adding any more water.
- Once 2-3 roots grow out of the bottom of the root-cube, the plant can be transplanted into soil.
- More detailed rooting instructions will accompany your order.
We ship plants orders out on Mondays and Tuesdays only.
