Buttonbush

Foxtail pine

About Buttonbush and Foxtail pine

Buttonbush

Foxtail pine

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

South Africa

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

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

Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

1 - 7,15 - 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm1,000.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm200.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

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

Late Summer, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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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

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

Pinus balfouriana

Common Name

Buttonbush

Foxtail pine

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

foxtail pine

In German

Button Strauch

foxtail Kiefer

In French

buttonbush arbuste

sétaire pin

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

pino de cola de zorra

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

αλωπέκουρου πεύκο

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

pinho foxtail

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

włośnica sosny

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

panicum pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Rubiales

Pinales

Family

Bruniaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Pineae

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

12111

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and Foxtail pine

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Foxtail pine

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

Buttonbush and Foxtail pine Physical Information

Buttonbush and Foxtail pine physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Foxtail pine height is 1,000.00 cm and width 200.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Foxtail pine are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Foxtail pine flower color:
Foxtail pine leaf color: Green

Care of Buttonbush and Foxtail pine

Care of Buttonbush and Foxtail pine 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 Foxtail pine pruning is done Prune once the plant is tall enough and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.