Buttonbush

English Laurel

About Buttonbush and English Laurel

Buttonbush

English Laurel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

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Castlewellan, Otto Luyken, Schipkaensis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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

Lowland evergreen rainforest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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365.76 cm

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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182.88 cm

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

broad, flat

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Softwood cuttings

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

Keep the Soil well drained, Provide sufficient water to saturate the root zone, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

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Showy

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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

Glossy

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

Bees, Birds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Informal Hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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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

Eye Infection, Nausia, Vomiting

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

extracted oil

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Dried heads are used in floristry

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

Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

PRUNUS laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

cherry laurel, common laurel

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

English laurel

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Lorbeerkirsche

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Laurier-cerise

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Prunus laurocerasus

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Prunus laurocerasus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Prunus laurocerasus

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Laurowiśnia wschodnia

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Prunus padus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Prunus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Buttonbush and English Laurel

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and English Laurel

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

Buttonbush and English Laurel Physical Information

Buttonbush and English Laurel physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas English Laurel height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and English Laurel are as follows:

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

Care of Buttonbush and English Laurel

Care of Buttonbush and English Laurel 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 English Laurel 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 English Laurel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.