BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Moonlight'
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BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Moonlight'
Commonly known as Buddleia, Butterfly bush
Cream-yellow flowers with a deeper orange eye and a trace of deep lavender in flower buds
£22.50 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Good to know
A subtle partner of 'Sungold' with pastel colouring. Wildlife plant - bees, butterflies and other insects. -
Pests & Diseases
Capsid bugs, caterpillars, figwort weevil, mullein moth, red spider mites. -
Place of origin
Garden origin. B. davidii x B. globosa. UK. 1914. Mr van de Weyer, Corfe Castle -
Deciduousmid-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long.
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Cream
Creamy yellow -
Orange
Orange eye -
BorderSuits a mixed or shrub border
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Fully hardy
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Entire
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Lanceolate
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Height
4m (13ft) -
Spread
3m (10ft)
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Tall ShrubSpreading shrub with long, arching shoots. Rounded clusters of flowers in open, terminal panicles to 30cm (12in) long from lilac buds.
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Pruning group 4
Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
When: Annually in early Spring.
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Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Fertile well drained soil
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Full sun
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Bee friendly
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Rabbit Resistant
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Mature Size4m (13ft)
3m (10ft)
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