About
Buddleja 'Morning Mist' PBR is a compact, semi-evergreen shrub that typically grows to a height and width of 1.2 to 1.5 meters. Its foliage consists of lance-shaped leaves that exhibit a greyish-silver to white woolly texture. In late summer, the plant produces short, dense clusters of fragrant white blooms, each featuring mustard-yellow centers, which are displayed on its arching branches.
About the genus
Buddleja comprises evergreen and deciduous shrubs, and in some cases, it can also be found as small trees or scrambling climbers. The foliage consists of simple leaves, and the plants produce clusters of small, tubular flowers that emit a pleasant fragrance.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Sub-tropical
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- 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
- Pruning
- Pruning group 6
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bugs, caterpillars, earwigs, figwort weevils, glasshouse red spider mite, leaf and bud eelworm, and mullein moth
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus, fungal leaf spot, and virus diseases