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Broadleaf, deciduous, low-growing, multi-branched, compact shrub, to a height of about 2.5 ft, with a spreading habit. Leaves are opposite, simple, elliptic. and the upper surfaces are gray-green and the lower sufaces covered in a white pubescence. The flower cluster is a simple panicle displaying numerous small blue flowers, each with a small orange-yellow dot in the center; fragrant. Bloom occurs throughout the growing season. This selection exhibits low female fertility and reduced seed set, resulting in fewer seedlings surviving in the landscape.
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Sun or part shade, moderate water requirements
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Hardy to USDA Zone 5 `Blue Chip` originated as a third generation descendant from a hand pollinated cross of `Honeycomb` × (`Nanho Purple` × Buddleja lindleyana) made in 2001. This is the first release from the LO AND BEHOLD® dwarf Buddleia series being developed at North Carolina State University.
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Oregon State Univ. campus: west end of the parking lot on Campus Way just east of the USDA Forage Seed Res. Center