Buttonbush

Aibika

About Buttonbush and Aibika

Buttonbush

Aibika

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

Origin

South Africa

Tropical Asia

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist, Rich

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Bedding, Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist, Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Flowers

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

Abelmoschus manihot

Common Name

Buttonbush

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

aibika

In German

Button Strauch

Maniok-Bisameibisch

In French

buttonbush arbuste

L'Aibika

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Aibika

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

aibika

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Aibika

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

aibika

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

aibika

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Malvales

Family

Bruniaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1215

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and Aibika

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Aibika

Season and care of Buttonbush and Aibika is important to know. While considering everything about Buttonbush and Aibika Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buttonbush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Aibika season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buttonbush is Loam, Sand and for Aibika is Moist, Rich while the PH of soil for Buttonbush is Acidic, Neutral and for Aibika is .

Buttonbush and Aibika Physical Information

Buttonbush and Aibika physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Aibika are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Buttonbush and Aibika

Care of Buttonbush and Aibika include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.