Buttonbush

Fenugreek

About Buttonbush and Fenugreek

Buttonbush

Fenugreek

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fruit, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Mediterranean, Middle East

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

Fields, Grassland, Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Light Green, Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

oblong or obovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, 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

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially

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, Loamy, Sandy

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, 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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Leafminer

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff

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

Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

Trigonella foenum-graecum

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Fenugreek

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

मेंथी

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Bockshornklee

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Fenugrec

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Fenogreco

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Τριγωνέλλα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

fenacho

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Kozieradka

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Graecum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Trigonella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Trifolieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

1236

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Fenugreek

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Fenugreek

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

Buttonbush and Fenugreek Physical Information

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

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Fenugreek flower color: White
Fenugreek leaf color: Green

Care of Buttonbush and Fenugreek

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