Butterfly Bush

Alexandra Palm

About Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm

Butterfly Bush

Alexandra Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Australia

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Walsch River Palm King Palm Myola King Palm Purple Crown Shaft King Palm Peach River Palm

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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Rank: 86 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, gardens, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10

10-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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7.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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4.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White, Yellow, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Silver

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Container, Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

ARCHONTOPHOENIX alexandrae

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Alex Palm, Alexandra Palm, Princess Alexandra Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Alexandra palm

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Alexandra palm

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Alexandra palme

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Alexandra palma

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Αλεξάνδρα παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Alexandra palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Alexandra dłoni

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Alexandra palma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Archontophoenix

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Areceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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100

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm? We provide you with everything About Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm. Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns and Alexandra Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Butterfly Bush does not have fragrant flowers. Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Vomiting and Alexandra Palm has allergic reactions like Vomiting. 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 Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm

Season and care of Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Bush season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter and Alexandra Palm season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter. The type of soil for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Alexandra Palm is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Alexandra Palm is Acidic, Neutral.

Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Alexandra Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Alexandra Palm flower color: White, Yellow and Lavender
Alexandra Palm leaf color: Green and Silver

Care of Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm

Care of Butterfly Bush and Alexandra Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots and Alexandra Palm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alexandra Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.