Buttonbush

Mulga Tree

About Buttonbush and Mulga Tree

Buttonbush

Mulga Tree

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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

Australia

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

Scrubs, tussock grasslands, Upland savannas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm550.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Lemon yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Gray Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

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 water excessively

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

Acidic, 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

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 dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Asthma, Eye irritation, Headache, Nose Irritation, Throat itching, Vomiting

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

Air purification, soil stabilisation

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

Flowers, Sap, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used as a dye, Wood is used fore making tools

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

ACACIA aneura

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Mulga, True Mulga

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Mulga

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Mulga

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Mulga

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Mulga

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

mulga

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Mulga

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Mulga

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Mulga

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

Acacia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Mulga Tree

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Mulga Tree

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

Buttonbush and Mulga Tree Physical Information

Buttonbush and Mulga Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Mulga Tree height is 550.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Mulga Tree are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Mulga Tree flower color: Lemon yellow
Mulga Tree leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Buttonbush and Mulga Tree

Care of Buttonbush and Mulga Tree 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 Mulga Tree pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mulga Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.