Butterfly Bush

Nymphaea Alba

About Butterfly Bush and Nymphaea Alba

Butterfly Bush

Nymphaea Alba

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Europe, Russia/Siberia, 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

Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-105-9

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cmNA

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

White, Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Circular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

In Water

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

Plant grows in 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly 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, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

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

Flies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Headache

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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

Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

NYMPHAEA alba

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Nymphaea alba

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Weiße Seerose

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Nénuphar blanc

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Nymphaea alba

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Nymphaea alba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Nymphaea alba

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Grzybienie białe

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Nymphaea alba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Nymphaeales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Nymphaea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Nymphaea Alba

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Nymphaea Alba

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

Butterfly Bush and Nymphaea Alba Physical Information

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

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

Care of Butterfly Bush and Nymphaea Alba

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