Butterfly Bush

Jessamine

About Butterfly Bush and Jessamine

Butterfly Bush

Jessamine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Carolina jasmine,gelsemium

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-107-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-7

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, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Orange, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Leaf rust, Red blotch, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

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

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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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Skin inflammation

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anti-oxidant, Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bulbs, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, 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

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

CESTRUM 'Orange Peel'

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Jessamine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

चमेली

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Carolina-Jasmin

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Gelsemium sempervirens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Cestrum

1.2 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Asterids

1.3 Tribe

Not Available

1.5 Subfamily

Not Available

Solanoideae

1.6 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Jessamine

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Jessamine

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

Butterfly Bush and Jessamine Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Jessamine physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Jessamine height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Jessamine are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Jessamine flower color: Orange and Gold
Jessamine leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Jessamine

Care of Butterfly Bush and Jessamine 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 Jessamine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead branches. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jessamine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.