Buttonbush

Leatherleaf Sedge

About Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge

Buttonbush

Leatherleaf Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

South Africa

New Zealand

1.4 Types

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not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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

Moist Ditches, moist forests, Moist woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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365.76 cm

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

50.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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182.88 cm

Rank: 69 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Sandy Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Fern like

2.4 Thorns

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison

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 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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

Prune for size control, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Bugs, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

CAREX buchananii

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Leatherleaf Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Poales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Carex

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge

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

Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge Physical Information

Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Leatherleaf Sedge height is 50.80 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Leatherleaf Sedge flower color: Sandy Brown
Leatherleaf Sedge leaf color: Orange, Sandy Brown and Copper

Care of Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge

Care of Buttonbush and Leatherleaf Sedge 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 Leatherleaf Sedge pruning is done Prune for size control, 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 Leatherleaf Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.