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Weyer butterfly bush | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Weyer butterfly bush

Buddleja × weyeriana

Fragrant

Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

About this plant

A vigorous deciduous shrub with dark green, lance-shaped leaves and rounded clusters of light orange flowers tinged with purple, in summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 6 in spring

Propagation

Take softwood cuttings in spring and summer, semi-ripe cuttings from midsummer or root hardwood cuttings from autumn to midwinter and keep frost free

Pests

Growth can be damaged by capsid bug, caterpillars, figwort weevil and mullein moth

Diseases

Generally problem free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalBanks SlopesFlower Borders

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years