Description
Buddleja weyeriana | Weyeriana Butterfly Bush ‘Moonlight’
Weyeriana Butterfly Bush, also known as Yellow-flowered Butterfly Bush, Weyers Butterfly Bush, and Golden Butterfly Bush, is easily one of the most beautiful and highly sought Buddleja varieties.
‘Moonlight’ is extremely rare and is unlike any other Buddleja out there due to its coloring and unique heritage. It’s the sister of ‘Golden Glow’, one of the true plants from Major William Van De Weyers ORIGINAL F2 cross of B. Davidii ‘Magnifica’ x B. globosa ‘Orange Ball’ from 1920. This pairing has never been successfully recreated. New cultivars have come about via sports, rather than seedlings.
The globose-shaped flowers are exceptional. The cream-white flowers with deep orange-eyes and a flush of lavender-blue on the newly developing buds are a beauty to behold. The blooms are pleasantly fragrant and attract a myriad of pollinators. Honeybees and Bumblebees are particularly fond of them. ‘Moonlight’ is a bit more leggy and open structured than ‘Honeycomb’ or ‘Sungold’, but slower growing. Once established, a plant can reach 8 ft tall and 6 ft wide with an upright-arching to spreading habit. If not pruned back each year, it may grow taller. However, for the best shape, look, and performance, we always recommend a hard-prune down to your knees in April.
Plants grow best in full sun in well drained soils. Drought tolerant, but will drink plenty of water during the hottest months if watered regularly.
We are the only shop in the US to offer Buddleja weyeriana ‘Moonlight’.
Type: Perennial
Sun exposure: Full sun
Mature height: 8 ft
Mature width: 4-6 ft
Hardiness zones: 6-9
The plant you will receive will be one of these plants or a similar one.
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