Butterfly Bush

Purple Velvet Plant

About Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant

Butterfly Bush

Purple Velvet Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual, biennial or perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Melanesia

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Herbaceous perennial

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Sunny Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-1010-12

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

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White, Orange, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Elliptic

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Stem Cutting

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

Medium

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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

Hanging Basket

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

GYNURA aurantiaca

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Purple Velvet Plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

gynura aurantiaca

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

aurantiaca Gynura

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

aurantiaca Gynura

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

aurantiaca gynura

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Gynura aurantiaca

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

Gynura

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant

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

Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Purple Velvet Plant height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Purple Velvet Plant flower color: White, Orange and Orange Red
Purple Velvet Plant leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant

Care of Butterfly Bush and Purple Velvet Plant 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 Purple Velvet Plant 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 Purple Velvet Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.