Butterfly Bush

Blue Sedge

About Butterfly Bush and Blue Sedge

Butterfly Bush

Blue Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Northeastern United States, Western Europe

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

Grassland, moorlands

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

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long hair-like leaves

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 Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

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, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, 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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls

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

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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

Fine

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

Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

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, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used for Landscaping

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

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

CAREX flacca

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

ब्लू सेज

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Blau-Segge

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Bleu carex

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

azul de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

μπλε σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

azul Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

niebieski turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

blue Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Carex

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1002000

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Blue Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Blue Sedge

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

Butterfly Bush and Blue Sedge Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Blue Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Blue Sedge height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Blue Sedge are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Blue Sedge flower color: Yellow green
Blue Sedge leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Butterfly Bush and Blue Sedge

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