Butterfly Bush

Hard Fescue

About Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue

Butterfly Bush

Hard Fescue

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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

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-104-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

8 - 1

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, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Pale White

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

Blue 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

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, 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

Spring, Fall

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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

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, vegetative cuttings

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, Never 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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, 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

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Hard fescue

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

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue

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

Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue

Care of Butterfly Bush and Hard Fescue 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 Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.