Buttonbush

Butterfly Flower

About Buttonbush and Butterfly Flower

Buttonbush

Butterfly Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Mexico

1.4 Types

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Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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175

Rank: 30 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

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

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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365.76 cm

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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182.88 cm

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300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light 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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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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

Not Available

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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

Butterflies

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

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

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

CESTRUM elegans

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Butterfly Flower plant

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

usine de fleur de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

planta de la flor de mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

planta de flor de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Motyl Kwiat roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Flos plantae Gloria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Cestrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cestreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Browallioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Buttonbush and Butterfly Flower

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Butterfly Flower

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

Buttonbush and Butterfly Flower Physical Information

Buttonbush and Butterfly Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Butterfly Flower are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Buttonbush and Butterfly Flower

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