Butterfly Flower

Celosia

About Butterfly Flower and Celosia

Butterfly Flower

Celosia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico

North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia

1.4 Types

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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175

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

1-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

About American ..

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300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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300.00 cm

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Y-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune ocassionally

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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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

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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

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

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

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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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

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6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CESTRUM elegans

CELOSIA argentea

7.2 Common Name

Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum

Celosia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Flower plant

Celosia

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

Celosia

7.2.3 In French

usine de fleur de papillon

Celosia

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de la flor de mariposa

Celosia

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

Celosia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta de flor de borboleta

Celosia

7.2.7 In Polish

Motyl Kwiat roślin

celosia

7.2.8 In Latin

Flos plantae Gloria

Celosia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Amaranthaceae

8.6 Genus

Cestrum

Celosia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cestreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Browallioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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250

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Properties of Butterfly Flower and Celosia

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Flower and Celosia

Season and care of Butterfly Flower and Celosia is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Flower and Celosia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Flower season is Summer and Fall and Celosia season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Butterfly Flower is Loam, Sand and for Celosia is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butterfly Flower is Acidic, Neutral and for Celosia is Neutral.

Butterfly Flower and Celosia Physical Information

Butterfly Flower and Celosia physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Celosia height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Flower and Celosia are as follows:

Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
Celosia flower color: Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender and Ivory
Celosia leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Flower and Celosia

Care of Butterfly Flower and Celosia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Celosia pruning is done Prune ocassionally. In summer Butterfly Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Celosia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.