Butterfly Bush

Blue Ash

About Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash

Butterfly Bush

Blue Ash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Two-petal ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10065

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Dry areas, Hills, limestone outcrops, Moist woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-104-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

8-4

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm2,500.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm100.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Green, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Yellow, Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

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

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

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, Transplanting

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

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

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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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Inner Bark, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Wood is used in construction

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

FRAXINUS quadrangulata

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Blue Ash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Blue Ash plant

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Blue Ash Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

usine Blue Ash

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

planta de Blue Ash

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

φυτό Blue Ash

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

planta Blue Ash

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Blue Ash roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Blue Ash herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Oleaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Fraxinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Oleeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

10065

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash

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

Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Blue Ash height is 2,500.00 cm and width 100.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Blue Ash flower color: Green and Purple
Blue Ash leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash

Care of Butterfly Bush and Blue Ash 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 Blue Ash 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 Blue Ash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.