Butterfly Bush

Lombardy Poplar

About Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar

Butterfly Bush

Lombardy Poplar

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Europe, Northern Africa

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

Fields, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-103-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

9-1

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

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm1,220.00 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

Not Available

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, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Diamond-shaped

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Not Available

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Less Watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Alternate Days

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full 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 dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Healthy tree

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

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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

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diaphoretic, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

POPULUS Nigra Italica

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Lombardy Poplar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

ऐस्प

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Lombardei Pappel

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

peuplier de Lombardie

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Lombardía álamo

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Λομβαρδίας λεύκες

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Lombardia Poplar

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Lombardia Topola

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Lombardiae Poplar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Populus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar

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

Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Lombardy Poplar height is 1,220.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Lombardy Poplar flower color: Not Available
Lombardy Poplar leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar

Care of Butterfly Bush and Lombardy Poplar 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 Lombardy Poplar pruning is done Remove dead branches. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lombardy Poplar needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.