Buddleja x weyeriana
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- bud-LAY-yah BY why-er-ee-AH-nah
- Description
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A Butterfly Bush hybrid cross between B. davidii and B. globosa. This plant is drought tolerant and seldom damaged by deer. Nectar from the yellow flowers attracts pollinators. It is a rounded shrub with arching branches and a dense canopy that makes for a great privacy hedge or screen.
This plant likes sun to partial shade and prefers moist, well-drained soil but tolerates a range of soil types as long as the soil is not too wet. This plant is seldom damaged by deer, but it is one of the least winter hardy of all the Buddlejas. Place it in a protected location from wind and winter weather and heavily mulch the roots every year.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Nematodes can be an issue.
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bicolor'
Flowers start deep purple and open to pink - 'Golden Glow'
- 'Honeycomb'
More winter hardy - 'Sungold'
Golden yellow flowers, strong fragrance
- 'Bicolor'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bicolor'
Flowers start deep purple and open to pink - 'Golden Glow'
- 'Honeycomb'
More winter hardy - 'Sungold'
Golden yellow flowers, strong fragrance
- 'Bicolor'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Buddleja
- Family:
- Scrophulariaceae
- Wildlife Value:
- Nectar from flowers attracts butterflies, bees and other pollinators.
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- seldom damaged by deer; tolerates a range of soil types; drought tolerant
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Erect
- Rounded
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Long Bloom Season
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are apricot color, pale yellow, yellowish-orange. They are irregular and loosely distributed and appear from early summer through early fall. It blooms on both old and new wood so pruning times do not affect flowers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Simple, lanceolate, opposite leaves that are shiny dark green and 2-4 in. long.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Problems:
- Weedy
