Butterfly Bush

Bluebonnet

About Butterfly Bush and Bluebonnet

Butterfly Bush

Bluebonnet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.3 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Flowering Plants

1.4 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Texas

1.5 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis

1.5.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.17 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

1.18 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10

3-8

1.19 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

9 - 1

1.20 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

1a, 1b, 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

1.21 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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7.50 cm

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60.96 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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4.00 cm

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30.48 cm

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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, Blue, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oblanceolate to oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring

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

Loam, Sand

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

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

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, 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

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Fertile, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

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

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

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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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

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Soil Enrichment

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Container, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

LUPINUS subcarnosus

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Bluebonnet Plant

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Blaue Lupine Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Bluebonnet Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Planta bluebonnet

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Bluebonnet φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Bluebonnet de Plantas

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Bluebonnet roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Planta Bluebonnet

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

Lupinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Genisteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Butterfly Bush and Bluebonnet

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Bluebonnet

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

Butterfly Bush and Bluebonnet Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Bluebonnet physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Bluebonnet height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Bluebonnet are as follows:

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

Care of Butterfly Bush and Bluebonnet

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