Butterfly Bush

Tamarisk

About Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk

Butterfly Bush

Tamarisk

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Turkey, Iraq, Western Asia, India

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Tamarix Chinensis, French Tamarisk, Kashgar Tamarix, Tamarix Odessana, Tamarix Tetrandra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10050

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Floodplains, marshes, Riverbanks, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-1010-13

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

7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought and Salt, Heat And Humidity

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

Cut leaves after fall, Prune after flowering, 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

Mineral deficiencies, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Scale, yellow-poplar weevil

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions, Salt

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

allergic reaction

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

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

Diarrhea, Liver problems, Rheumatism, Skin wounds, Tooth ache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Sap, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

TAMARIX dioica

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Dioecious Tamarisk, Tamarisk

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

तामरिस्क

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Tamariske

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

tamarinier

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

tamarisco

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

ταμαρίς

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

tamarisco

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

tamaryszek

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

nemore

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Tamaricaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Tamarix

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

10055

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk

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

Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Tamarisk height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk are as follows:

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

Care of Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk

Care of Butterfly Bush and Tamarisk 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 Tamarisk pruning is done Cut leaves after fall, Prune after flowering, 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 Tamarisk needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.