Empire Blue - Buddleja Collection
WEBBuddleja davidii ‘Empire Blue’ is an old cultivar, raised by Karle A. Lucal and introduced by the Good & Reese nursery, Ohio, in 1941 (patented 1942). Flower Colour: Violet blue. Habit: Upright. Eventual height: 150-200cm (5-6ft) Spread: 100-150cm (3-5ft) Hardiness: Very hardy - 20°C USDA zones 5-9. Leaf colour: Medium green.
Buddleja davidii &Empire Blue& | butterfly bush &Empire Blue…
WEBbutterfly bush 'Empire Blue' A large deciduous shrub with arching branches and lance-shaped leaves, white beneath. Flowers scented, violet-blue in elongated panicles at ends of current year's growth
Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' | Buddleia davidii 'Empire Blue ...
WEBBuddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer blue and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens.
Empire Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii 'Empire Blue') at …
WEBEmpire Blue Butterfly Bush features showy panicles of fragrant violet flowers with orange eyes at the ends of the branches from mid summer to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has grayish green deciduous foliage. The fuzzy narrow leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' - Ballyrobert Gardens
WEBBuddleja 'Empire Blue' is a large robust deciduous shrub with lance-shaped leaves. Scented, violet-blue flowers in elongated panicles at ends of current year's growth. Its arching branches give it an attractive habit.
Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' - Shoot
WEBVariety or Cultivar. 'Empire Blue' is a large deciduous shrub with arching branches, lance-shaped leaves, and panicles of scented pale-blue flowers. Buddleia are nectar rich plants, which encourage benefical wildlife, such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies into the garden. Read more.
Buddleja davidii - Trees and Shrubs Online
WEB‘Empire Blue’ was awarded the RHS AGM in 1993, but is now considered inferior to more recent cultivars, in particular to ‘Blue Horizon’ AGM, which has larger panicles of a deeper and truer blue.
Buddleia davidii Empire Blue - Butterfly tree with blue-violet …
WEBThe Empire Blue Buddleia is a butterfly tree with a slender and graceful habit, adorned with long clusters of fragrant blue-violet flowers illuminated by an orange eye. Plant it in the sun, in any well-drained soil. Order it online!
Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' plants | Thompson & Morgan
WEBBuddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' was one of the first blue varieties commercially available and remains a worthy specimen shrub for sunny borders despite the many new introductions of blue Buddlejas. A large deciduous shrub with an upright habit, it has narrow grey-green leaves with silvery-white undersides that cloak the gently arching stems.
Buddleja Davidii 'Empire Blue' from Burncoose Nurseries
WEBBuddleja Davidii 'Empire Blue' from Burncoose Nurseries available online to buy - Information: nearest to true blue of any variety. Deciduous - mid-green leaves to 25cm (10in).Blue - violet blue with orange throat.