Butterfly Bush

Ashoka

About Butterfly Bush and Ashoka

Butterfly Bush

Ashoka

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Forests, Subtropical forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-1010-15

0 99

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm850.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Dark Red, Dark Salmon

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Pink, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

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

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Not Available

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

Average Water Needs, Never 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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Partial shade

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

organic fertlizers

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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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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

Bleeding, hemorrhoids, Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

SARACA indica

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Ashoka Tree, Sorrowless Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Saraca इंडिका

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

SARACA indica

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Saraca indica

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

indica Saraca

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Saraca indica

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Saraca indica

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Saraca indica

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Saraca indica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Saraca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Detarieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Ashoka

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Ashoka

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

Butterfly Bush and Ashoka Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Ashoka physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Ashoka height is 850.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Ashoka are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Ashoka flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Crimson
Ashoka leaf color: Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Butterfly Bush and Ashoka

Care of Butterfly Bush and Ashoka 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 Ashoka pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ashoka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.