Buddleja × pikei 'Hever' inflorescences are terminal panicles, 15 – 30 cm long, of lilac-mauve flowers. 'Hever' remains in cultivation in the UK and Europe. Hardy to - 15 C., a specimen is held as part of the NCCPG national collection at Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire. Buddleja × pikei 'Hever' Buddleja × pikei 'Hever' is a cultivar of the English hybrid of "Buddleja alternifolia" and "Buddleja crispa" raised by Mr A V Pike while Head Gardener at Hever Castle, Kent. 'Hever' was accorded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1953. 'Hever' is a lax, straggly, deciduous, free-flowering shrub growing to a
Guy Hever surmised that he had gone AWOL and had subsequently committed suicide, citing his upcoming courtmartial and a history of previous clashes with commanding officers. Both the military and the police searched for him, including with divers, dogs, robots and aircraft, but no trace of his body or weapon was ever found. They refused to classify Hever as a missing soldier for three years. His mother however was convinced from the beginning that her son was kidnapped by Syrian forces, although the Syrian government consistently ignored overtures from former US president Jimmy Carter, former Israeli and Syrian US ambassador Edward Djerejian