Butterfly Bush

Pineapple Weed

About Butterfly Bush and Pineapple Weed

Butterfly Bush

Pineapple Weed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

North America, Western United States, Canada

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

Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-104-9

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Yellow green, Chartreuse

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, 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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Cone shaped

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, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Ground

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

Requires a lot of 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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

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 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

Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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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

Fine

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bonsai, 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

Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Added to salads, Used in making tea

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

Flower borders, Landscape

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

Matricaria discoidea

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Pineapple Weed

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Strahlenlose Kamille

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Matricaire odorante

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Pineapple Weed

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

ξύλο ανανά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Pineapple Weed

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Rumianek bezpromieniowy

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Pineapple Weed

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Matricaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Anthemideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Pineapple Weed

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Pineapple Weed

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

Butterfly Bush and Pineapple Weed Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Pineapple Weed physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Pineapple Weed height is 12.70 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Pineapple Weed are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Pineapple Weed flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Pineapple Weed leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Pineapple Weed

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