Butterfly Bush

Bouteloua Gracilis

About Butterfly Bush and Bouteloua Gracilis

Butterfly Bush

Bouteloua Gracilis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Grasses

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

9 - 5

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 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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45.70 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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25.40 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 hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

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, 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

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, 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

Medium

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, Sand

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

Beetles, Grasshoppers

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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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cuts

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used to feed livestock

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

BOUTELOUA gracilis

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Bouteloua aristidoides

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Chondrosum gracile

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Bouteloua

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Butterfly Bush and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Butterfly Bush and Bouteloua Gracilis Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Bouteloua Gracilis physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Bouteloua Gracilis are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Bouteloua Gracilis

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