Buddleja Silver Anniversary - Butterfly Bush
Buddleja Silver Anniversary - Butterfly Bush
Buddleja Silver Anniversary - Butterfly Bush
Buddleja Silver Anniversary - Butterfly Bush
Buddleja crispa x loricata Silver Anniversary
Butterfly Bush
Beautiful young plant with a lovely habit, thank you!
SHINRA TENSEI, 08/07/2025
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Description
Buddleia 'Silver Anniversary' is a particularly bright variety of bush with grey and silver foliage adorned with white and buff panicles. Compact and bushy, it forms a large ball of light that fits perfectly in a contemporary design or a white garden. It is a truly decorative shrub, but not hardy everywhere. It is much less resistant to cold than Buddleia davidii, but it is more water-efficient and does not self-seed.
Buddleia 'Silver Anniversary', also marketed under the name 'Morning Mist', belongs to the Scrophulariaceae (Buddlejaceae) family. It is an English horticultural creation by Peter Moore. Its first parent, the African-origin Buddleia loricata, has given it its bushy habit and white flowers, but also a lower hardiness. Its other parent, Buddleia crispa, is a more hardy Himalayan species from which it inherited its beautiful almost white fluffy and crisped foliage, but with a lower tolerance to summer drought. The hardiness of this variety does not exceed -8°C (17.6°F) at its peak for an adult plant. 'Silver Anniversary' is a fairly fast-growing, well-branched, dense bush with an overall spreading habit, reaching an average size of 1.5 m (5 ft) in all directions. Its branches bear oval leaves, 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in) long, covered with an almost white down. They persist more or less in winter, depending on the temperatures. Flowering takes place from July to September. The vegetation is adorned with rounded panicles measuring 7 to 8 cm (3 in) in diameter, composed of numerous small tubular white flowers with a buff-orange eye. Their honey scent attracts many butterflies and other pollinating insects.
Buddleia 'Silver Anniversary' thrives in well-drained soil, in a sunny position. Plant in the ground in regions with mild winters. It can be planted as a standalone, in a hedge, or in a shrub border. In a white garden, consider pairing it with mugworts and plant silver mound at its base, for example. Its bright and soft colour will perfectly match all the colours in the garden. It will beautifully enhance the flowering of roses or orange or yellow bush cinquefoils. It can also be grown in a large container, allowing gardeners to place it on a contemporary terrace and protect it from severe winter cold.
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Buddleja
crispa x loricata
Silver Anniversary
Buddlejaceae
Butterfly Bush
Cultivar or hybrid
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Planting and care
Plant in spring in cooler regions, and in early autumn in warmer areas. It thrives in well-drained soil, even limestone, in full sun. Its cold resistance is limited, up to about -8°C (17.6°F) for a well-established young plant, in well-drained soil, and sheltered from cold winds. This variety tolerates summer drought fairly well once rooted. However, a few spaced and deep waterings will be necessary in summer in hot climates.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.