Butterfly Bush

Lamb's Lettuce

About Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce

Butterfly Bush

Lamb's Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

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

Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Not Available

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

Elliptic to oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Not Available

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

Early Spring, Spring

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, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

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 leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Added to salads, Used As Food

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

VALERIANELLA locusta

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Lamb's Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Feldsalat

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Mâche

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Miramores

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Μαρούλι αρνιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Alface-de-cordeiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Roszpunka

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Lactuca agni

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Valerianaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Valerianella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Valerianeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Valerianoideae

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Butterfly Bush and Lamb's Lettuce 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 Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done 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 Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.