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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
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - lance-shaped, mid-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long.
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Cream - creamy yellow -
Orange - orange eye -
Height - 4m (13ft) -
Spread - 3m (10ft)
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Tall Shrub - spreading shrub with long, arching shoots. Rounded clusters of flowers in open, terminal panicles to 30cm (12in) long from lilac buds.
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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) -
Full sun -
Additional Features - 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 -
Hardiness - Fully hardy
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
Rabbit Resistant
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Buddleia - Care Guide
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Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
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