Buttonbush

False Aralia

About Buttonbush and False Aralia

Buttonbush

False Aralia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Polynesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Forest edges, gardens, Homesteads

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-15

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

H1, H2, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow, Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Compound

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

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

Not Available

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

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial 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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mites, Nematodes, Scale

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

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

Plerandra elegantissima

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

False Aralia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Aralia

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

falsch Aralia

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

faux Aralia

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Falso Aralia

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Λάθος Aralia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Aralia false

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

fałsz Aralia

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

falsum Aralia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Araliaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Plerandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and False Aralia

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and False Aralia

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

Buttonbush and False Aralia Physical Information

Buttonbush and False Aralia physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas False Aralia height is 760.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and False Aralia are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
False Aralia flower color: Yellow, Red and Green
False Aralia leaf color: Red, Green, Dark Green and Brown

Care of Buttonbush and False Aralia

Care of Buttonbush and False Aralia 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 False Aralia pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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 False Aralia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.