Butterfly Bush

Pumpkin Tree

About Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree

Butterfly Bush

Pumpkin Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Middle Africa

Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Solanum integrifolium

Number of Varieties

10018

0 40000

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Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Moist Soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-103-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12 - 1

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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.50 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

4.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

imparipinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Rich

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

SOLANUM integrifolium

Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant

In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

कद्दू पेड़

In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Kürbis-Baum

In French

buisson de papillon

arbre de citrouille

In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

árbol de calabaza

In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

δέντρο κολοκύθας

In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

árvore abóbora

In Polish

Butterfly Bush

drzewa dyni

In Latin

papilio rubo

PEPO ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Scrophulariales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Oleaceae

Genus

Buddleja

Fraxinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1001

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree

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

Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Pumpkin Tree height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Pumpkin Tree flower color: White
Pumpkin Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree

Care of Butterfly Bush and Pumpkin Tree 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 Pumpkin Tree 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 Pumpkin Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.