Buttonbush

Creeping Zinnia

About Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia

Buttonbush

Creeping Zinnia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Ornamental

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow, Gold, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Lobed

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

Full 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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

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

Medium

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

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

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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, Leaves

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

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

SANVITALIA procumbens

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Creeping Zinnia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

SANVITALIA procumbens

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Husarenknopf

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

procumbens SANVITALIA

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

procumbens SANVITALIA

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Sanvitalia procumbens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Sanvitalia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Heliantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

127

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia

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

Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia Physical Information

Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Creeping Zinnia height is 10.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Creeping Zinnia flower color: Yellow, Gold and Black
Creeping Zinnia leaf color: Green

Care of Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia

Care of Buttonbush and Creeping Zinnia 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 Creeping Zinnia 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 Creeping Zinnia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.