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Butterfly Bush
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About Butterfly Bush

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Number of Varieties

100
Rank: 52 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-2

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

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

4.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Thorns

15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

97% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

In French

buisson de papillon

In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

In Polish

Butterfly Bush

In Latin

papilio rubo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Class

Dicotyledonae

Order

Lamiales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Buddleja

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

100
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Butterfly Bush

Want to know the properties of Butterfly Bush? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Butterfly Bush is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Vomiting. Butterfly Bush Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Butterfly Bush. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Butterfly Bush physical information is as follows: 7.50 cm tall and 4.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Egg-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
  • Leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Butterfly Bush

Taking Butterfly Bush Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Butterfly Bush include pruning, which should be 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. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Butterfly Bush

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Butterfly Bush is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Butterfly Bush is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are 100 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion. This plant's habitat is Along Railroads, River side and Roadsides and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.