Buttonbush

Lettuce

About Buttonbush and Lettuce

Buttonbush

Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Egypt

1.4 Types

Not Available

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

Cold Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11Not Available

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

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm510.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm7.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Spoon Shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, 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

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Available

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

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

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

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, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

Lactuca sativa

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Lettuce

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

सलाद

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Salat

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Salade

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Lechuga

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Alface

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

lactuca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Lactuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Lettuce

Season and care of Buttonbush and Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Buttonbush and Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buttonbush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Lettuce season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buttonbush is Loam, Sand and for Lettuce is Not Available while the PH of soil for Buttonbush is Acidic, Neutral and for Lettuce is Not Available.

Buttonbush and Lettuce Physical Information

Buttonbush and Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Lettuce are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Lettuce flower color: Not Available
Lettuce leaf color: Not Available

Care of Buttonbush and Lettuce

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