Buttonbush

Butter Daisy

About Buttonbush and Butter Daisy

Buttonbush

Butter Daisy

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

Origin

South Africa

Mexico, Central America

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

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

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm60.96 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm30.48 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam, Sandy

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

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

slow-release fertilizers

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

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, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bonsai, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

Common Name

Buttonbush

Butter Daisy

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Butterdaisy Plant

In German

Button Strauch

Butterdaisy Pflanze

In French

buttonbush arbuste

Butterdaisy Plante

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Planta Butterdaisy

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Butterdaisy φυτών

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Butterdaisy Planta

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Butterdaisy roślin

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Planta Butterdaisy

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Asterales

Family

Bruniaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

1242

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and Butter Daisy

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Butter Daisy

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

Buttonbush and Butter Daisy Physical Information

Buttonbush and Butter Daisy physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Butter Daisy are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green

Care of Buttonbush and Butter Daisy

Care of Buttonbush and Butter Daisy 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 Butter Daisy pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.