Butterfly Bush

Heliotrope

About Butterfly Bush and Heliotrope

Butterfly Bush

Heliotrope

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

South America

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

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-109-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

10-1

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

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm66.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.4 Plant Color

1.4.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White, Ivory

1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

1.5.4 Fruit Color

Not Available

1.5.6 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Dark Green

1.5.7 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Dark Green

1.5.9 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

1.6.2 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

1.7 Shape

1.7.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Ovate

1.9 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.2 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer, Fall

2.4 Growing Conditions

2.4.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.4.2 Growth Rate

Fast

2.4.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

2.4.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

2.4.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.4.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

2.4.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.5 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Medium

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 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

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

4.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Whole plant

5.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

6.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

6.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

हेलीओट्रोप

6.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Heliotrop

6.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

héliotrope

6.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

heliotropo

6.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

ηλιοτρόπιο

6.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

heliotrópio

6.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

heliotrop

6.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Heliotrope

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Lamiales

7.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Boraginaceae

7.6 Genus

Buddleja

Heliotropium

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Heliotropioideae

7.10 Number of Species

100250

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Heliotrope

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Heliotrope

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

Butterfly Bush and Heliotrope Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Heliotrope physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Heliotrope are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Heliotrope

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