Butterfly Bush

Thornless Honeylocust

About Butterfly Bush and Thornless Honeylocust

Butterfly Bush

Thornless Honeylocust

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Hills, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-103-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

9-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oblong or Lanceolate

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

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

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Salt

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

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

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

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

✔ ✘

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

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

Landscape Designing, 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

Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Thornless Honeylocust

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

thornless honeylocust

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

thornless honeylocust

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

thornless Honeylocust

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

honeylocust sin espinas

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

thornless honeylocust

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

honeylocust thornless

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

thornless honeylocust

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

thornless honeylocust

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Gleditsia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Thornless Honeylocust

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Thornless Honeylocust

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

Butterfly Bush and Thornless Honeylocust Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Thornless Honeylocust physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Thornless Honeylocust height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Thornless Honeylocust are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Thornless Honeylocust flower color: Yellow green
Thornless Honeylocust leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Thornless Honeylocust

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