| Description | Honeycomb Butterfly Bush (Buddleja × weyeriana) has elongated gray-green leaves and large yellow flowers, giving the appearance of a "honeycomb." |
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| Pronunciation | (bud-LEE-a)(wey-er-ee-AH-na) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | grown as a perennial in the cooler zones |
| Leaves | gray green, lancelet |
| Dimensions | 5-7 by 4-5 feet, much smaller in cooler regions, upright arching |
| Maintenance | In the right conditions will reseed, producing many volunteer plants. Since it blooms on new wood, the die back in the cooler climates may keep the size down, but still, lots of blossoms should occur. If it looks dead in the spring, wait till the weather warms up before you compost it, it may sprout back to life. |
| Propagation | softwood cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to Western China |
| Cultivar Origin | William Van de Weyer developed a hybrid of B. globose × B. davidii var. magnifica in 1914 in England |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #55-The Garden Book for Wisconsin (Melinda Myers), #183-Buddleias (David D. Stuart), OSU (landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/buddleia-weyeriana-honeycomb) |
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