Butterfly Bush

Cabbage Tree

About Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree

Butterfly Bush

Cabbage Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Broadleaf Evergreen

0.1 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

New Zealand

1.1 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Not Available

1.2.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Coastal Regions

1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-108-11

0 99

1.12 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

Not Available

1.14 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

21,22

2.2 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

4.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

3.4 Plant Color

3.4.2 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White

3.4.3 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

4.0.1 Fruit Color

Not Available

White, Blue

4.1.1 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

4.2.2 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

4.2.4 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

4.2.5 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

4.3 Shape

4.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long Narrow

4.4 Thorns

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5 Season

5.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

5.2 Growing Conditions

5.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

6.0.1 Growth Rate

Fast

6.2.1 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

6.3.1 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

6.3.2 Soil Drainage

Well drained

6.4.2 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

6.4.4 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

6.5 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought, Salt

7 Care

7.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

7.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Stem Planting, Transplanting

7.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

7.5 Watering Plants

7.5.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs

7.5.3 In Summer

Lots of watering

7.7.1 In Spring

Moderate

7.9.1 In Winter

Average Water

8.1 Soil

8.2.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

8.2.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

8.2.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

8.3 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

8.4 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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

8.6 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

8.7 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

8.9 Plant Tolerance

Drought

9 Facts

9.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

9.1.2 Flower Petal Number

Single

9.2 Fruits

9.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

9.3.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

9.5 Fragrance

9.5.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

9.6.1 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

9.6.2 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

9.7.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

9.9 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

9.11 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

9.13 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

9.16 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

10.2 Evergreen

✔ ✘

10.3 Invasive

✔ ✘

10.4 Self-Sowing

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10.5 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Caterpillar, Moths

10.7 Allergy

Vomiting

Asthma

11 Benefits

11.1 Uses

11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

11.1.3 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

11.2.1 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

11.3.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

11.5 Plant Benefits

11.5.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain

12.1.1 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root, Stem

12.1.2 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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12.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'

13.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Cabbage Palm

13.2.2 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

गोभी पेड़

13.2.4 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Cabbage tree

14.1.1 In French

buisson de papillon

arbre de chou

14.1.2 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

árbol de la col

14.2.1 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

λάχανο δέντρο

14.2.2 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

repolho árvore

14.3.1 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

kapusta drzewo

14.3.2 In Latin

papilio rubo

brassica ligno

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.3 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

15.5 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

15.7 Order

Lamiales

Asparagales

15.9 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Asparagaceae

15.12 Genus

Buddleja

Acidosasa

15.13 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

15.14 Tribe

Not Available

15.15 Subfamily

Not Available

Lomandroideae

15.16 Number of Species

1004

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree

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

Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Cabbage Tree height is 610.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Cabbage Tree flower color: White
Cabbage Tree leaf color: Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree

Care of Butterfly Bush and Cabbage Tree 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 Cabbage Tree pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cabbage Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.