Butterfly Flower

Shooting Star

About Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star

Butterfly Flower

Shooting Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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300.00 cm

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240.00 cm

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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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180.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Red, Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, 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 Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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Not Available

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Unknown

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CESTRUM elegans

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

7.2 Common Name

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

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Flower plant

shooting star

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

shooting star

7.2.3 In French

usine de fleur de papillon

Dodecatheon

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de la flor de mariposa

Dodecatheon

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

shooting star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta de flor de borboleta

Dodecatheon

7.2.7 In Polish

Motyl Kwiat roślin

shooting star

7.2.8 In Latin

Flos plantae Gloria

shooting star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Cestrum

Dodecatheon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cestreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Browallioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star

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

Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star Physical Information

Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star are as follows:

Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star

Care of Butterfly Flower and Shooting Star 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 Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.