Butterfly Bush

Rhubarb

About Butterfly Bush and Rhubarb

Butterfly Bush

Rhubarb

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Hybrid origin, Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Victoria Rhubarb Colorado Red Rhubarb Turkish Rhubarb

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100100

0 40000

2.2 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas

2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-103-7

4 99

2.4 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

8-5

2.5 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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

2.6 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

4.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

9.11 Plant Color

9.11.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Ivory

9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

9.11.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green

9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green

9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

9.12 Shape

9.12.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Compound

9.13 Thorns

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10 Season

10.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer

10.2 Growing Conditions

10.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

10.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

10.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

10.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

10.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

10.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer, Late Summer

10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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10.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

11 Care

11.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

11.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Stem Planting

11.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

11.4 Watering Plants

11.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

11.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

11.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

11.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

11.5 Soil

11.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

11.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

11.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

11.7 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

11.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

11.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

11.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

12 Facts

12.1 Flowers

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12.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

12.2 Fruits

12.2.1 Showy Fruit

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12.2.2 Edible Fruit

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12.3 Fragrance

12.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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12.4 Showy Foliage

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12.5 Showy Bark

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12.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

12.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

12.8 Evergreen

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12.9 Invasive

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12.10 Self-Sowing

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12.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

12.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Skin irritation

13 Benefits

13.1 Uses

13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

13.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

13.1.3 Edible Uses

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13.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

13.2 Plant Benefits

13.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

13.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

13.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant

13.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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13.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

RHEUM x hybridum

14.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Hybrid Garden Rhubarb, Rhubarb

14.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

एक प्रकार का फल

14.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Rhabarber

14.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Rhubarbe

14.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Ruibarbo

14.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Ραβέντι

14.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Ruibarbo

14.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Rabarbar

14.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

RHEUM

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

15.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Not Available

15.4 Order

Lamiales

Caryophyllales

15.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Polygonaceae

15.6 Genus

Buddleja

Rheum

15.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

15.8 Tribe

Not Available

15.9 Subfamily

Not Available

15.10 Number of Species

10060

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Rhubarb

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Rhubarb

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

Butterfly Bush and Rhubarb Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Rhubarb physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Rhubarb height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Rhubarb are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Rhubarb flower color: Ivory
Rhubarb leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Rhubarb

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