Buddleja 'Morning Mist'PBR
butterfly bush 'Morning Mist'
Compact, semi-evergreen shrub reaching a maximum height and spread of 1.2-1.5m with lance-shaped, greyish-silver to white woolly leaves. Short, dense panicles of fragrant white flowers with mustard-coloured centres are borne on arching branches in late summer
Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Grey Silver | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Grey Silver | ||
| Autumn | White | Grey Silver | ||
| Winter | Grey Silver |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Buddleja can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs, occasionally trees or scrambling climbers with simple leaves and panicles of small, tubular fragrant flowers
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile well drained soil in full sun. May need winter protection in cold areas on open or exposed sites. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Sub-tropical
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bugs, caterpillars, earwigs, figwort weevils, glasshouse red spider mite, leaf and bud eelworm, and mullein moth
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus, fungal leaf spot, and virus diseases
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