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Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Moonlight' syn. Buddleja 'Hocus Pocus'

 

Weyer Butterfly Bush 'Moonlight'

Buddleja 'Hocus Pocus' (or 'Moonlight') is a deciduous, fast growing shrub. Throughout summer and into Autumn the plant produces globe like flower heads of pale yellow through to lilac and pink with orange throats. Best pruned hard every year in late spring limiting it's height and spread to about 2 meters.

 
plant Features
  • Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Weyer Butterfly Bush 'Moonlight'

Latin name

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Moonlight' syn. Buddleja 'Hocus Pocus'

type

Flowering shrubs or trees

family

Scrophulariaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Weyer Butterfly Bush Moonlight is 2.00meters x 2.00meters 2.00 M 2.00 M

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Moonlight' syn. Buddleja 'Hocus Pocus'

Buddleja 'Hocus Pocus' (or 'Moonlight') is a deciduous, fast growing shrub. Throughout summer and into Autumn the plant produces globe like flower heads of pale yellow through to lilac and pink with orange throats. Best pruned hard every year in late spring limiting it's height and spread to about 2 meters.


Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn

Long cylindrical scented flower clusters that can be white, yellow, pink, red or purple, butterflies love them.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Late Winter TO Early Spring

Plant out in to a site that is fertile, free draining and in full sun,

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.

 
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