Buttonbush

Common Stock

About Buttonbush and Common Stock

Buttonbush

Common Stock

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual, biennial or perennial

Type

Shrub

Perennial

Origin

South Africa

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Matthiola incana

Number of Varieties

720

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Habitat

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

By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

Sunset Zone

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

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 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm35.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oblanceolate , 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, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

reseeds, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Fungal Diseases, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

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

Bees, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

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

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used as a dye

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

MATTHIOLA incana

Common Name

Buttonbush

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Common stock

In German

Button Strauch

Garten-Levkoje

In French

buttonbush arbuste

Common stock

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Matthiola incana

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Common stock

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Matthiola incana

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Common stock

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Capparales

Family

Bruniaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Matthiola

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1250

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and Common Stock

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Common Stock

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

Buttonbush and Common Stock Physical Information

Buttonbush and Common Stock physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Common Stock height is 30.00 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Common Stock are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Common Stock flower color: Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach and Blue Violet
Common Stock leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Buttonbush and Common Stock

Care of Buttonbush and Common Stock 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 Common Stock pruning is done 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 Common Stock needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.