Bushy Bluestem

Butterfly Flower

About Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower

Bushy Bluestem

Butterfly Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Caribbean, Central America

Mexico

1.4 Types

Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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75.00 cm

Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Cream, Green, White

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan, Bronze

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANDROPOGON glomeratus

CESTRUM elegans

7.2 Common Name

Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass

Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bushy Bluestem plant

Butterfly Flower plant

7.2.2 In German

Bushy Bluestem Pflanze

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

7.2.3 In French

plante buissonnante Bluestem

usine de fleur de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta arbustiva andropogon

planta de la flor de mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta arbustiva Bluestem

planta de flor de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin

Motyl Kwiat roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Bushy bluestem herba

Flos plantae Gloria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Andropogon

Cestrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Cestreae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Browallioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower? We provide you with everything About Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower. Bushy Bluestem doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Flower doesn't have thorns. Also Bushy Bluestem does not have fragrant flowers. Bushy Bluestem has allergic reactions like Not Available and Butterfly Flower has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower

Season and care of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower is important to know. While considering everything about Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bushy Bluestem season is Fall and Winter and Butterfly Flower season is Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bushy Bluestem is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Butterfly Flower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bushy Bluestem is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Butterfly Flower is Acidic, Neutral.

Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower Physical Information

Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Bushy Bluestem height is 120.00 cm and width 75.00 cm whereas Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower are as follows:

Bushy Bluestem flower color: Cream, Green and White
Bushy Bluestem leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower

Care of Bushy Bluestem and Butterfly Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bushy Bluestem pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bushy Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.