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About Butterfly Bush and Russian Sage

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Africa, America, Asia
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
100NA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-104-9
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-2
9-6
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
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
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
7.50 cm90.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
4.00 cm90.00 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Lavender, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Light Green
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Silver
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
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, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
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
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well 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
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites
Chlorosis, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Vomiting
Skin irritation, Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Treating fever
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Buddleia davidii
Perovskia atriplicifolia
7.2 Common Name
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
7.2.1 In Hindi
Butterfly Bush
Russian Sage
7.2.2 In German
Schmetterlingsstrauch
russische Sage
7.2.3 In French
buisson de papillon
sabio ruso
7.2.4 In Spanish
arbusto de las mariposas
Sage ruso
7.2.5 In Greek
Butterfly Μπους
Ρωσική Sage
7.2.6 In Portuguese
arbusto de borboleta
Sábio russo
7.2.7 In Polish
Butterfly Bush
rosyjski Sage
7.2.8 In Latin
papilio rubo
Russian Sage
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Lamiales
Lamiales
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Lamiaceae
8.6 Genus
Buddleja
Perovskia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Mentheae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
100NA
About Calla Lily
1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Russian Sage

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

Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Russian Sage

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

Butterfly Bush and Russian Sage Physical Information

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

  • Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White

  • Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

  • Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver

Care of Butterfly Bush and Russian Sage

Care of Butterfly Bush and Russian Sage 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 Russian Sage pruning is done Prune in early spring and Prune regularly. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Russian Sage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.