About Bush Clover

Bush Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Lespedeza davurica, Lespedeza davidii, Lespedeza caraganae

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 59 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

243.84 cm

Rank: 77 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm

Rank: 63 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-12-12 amounts

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

Not Available

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Rash, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LESPEDEZA thunbergii

7.2 Common Name

Thunberg's bushclover, Thunberg's lespedeza, and shrub lespedeza

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bush Clover Shrub

7.2.2 In German

Bush Clover Strauch

7.2.3 In French

Bush Clover Arbuste

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bush Clover arbusto

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπους Τριφύλλι θάμνων

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Trevo de arbusto Arbusto

7.2.7 In Polish

Bush Clover Krzew

7.2.8 In Latin

Trifolium Frutex Bush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Lespedeza

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Desmodieae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Bush Clover

Want to know the properties of Bush Clover? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Bush Clover is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Rash and Skin rash. Bush Clover Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Flowers

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Bush Clover Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bush Clover. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Bush Clover physical information is as follows: 243.84 cm tall and 243.84 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Compound. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Rose and Violet
Leaf color: Light Green, Sea Green and Blue Green

Care of Bush Clover

Taking Bush Clover Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Bush Clover include pruning, which should be done Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Bush Clover

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bush Clover is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Bush Clover is a very important plant from . There are 40 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lespedeza davurica, Lespedeza davidii, Lespedeza caraganae. This plant's habitat is Fields, meadows and Terrestrial and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.