Butterfly Bush

Shallot

About Butterfly Bush and Shallot

Butterfly Bush

Shallot

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Asia

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

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-104-8

4 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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

1.2 Plant Color

1.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White

1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

1.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green

1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Yellow green

1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

1.3 Shape

1.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Acicular

1.4 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 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

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Aphids, Beetles

4.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Root

5.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

6.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Scallion, Shallot

6.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Shallot

6.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Schalotte

6.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

échalote

6.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

chalote

6.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

είδος κρεμμυδιού

6.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Sallot

6.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Sallot

6.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Sallot

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

7.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Lamiales

Asparagales

7.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Liliaceae

7.6 Genus

Buddleja

Allium

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

100750

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Shallot

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Shallot

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

Butterfly Bush and Shallot Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Shallot are as follows:

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

Care of Butterfly Bush and Shallot

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