Buttonbush

New Zealand Flax

About Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax

Buttonbush

New Zealand Flax

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Perennial

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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Phormium tenax,Phormium cookianum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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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

Cliffs, Mountain Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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365.76 cm

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

121.00 cm

Rank: 91 (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)▶

121.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Yellow, Green, Pink

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Yellow, Green, Pink

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Green, Pink

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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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

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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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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

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

Needs more water during establishment

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, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers 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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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

Insignificant

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Anaesthesia

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Burns, Skin irritation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Leaves, Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Container

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

PHORMIUM 'Apricot Queen'

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

New Zealand Flax

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

New Zealand flax

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Neuseeländer Flachs

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

lin de Nouvelle-Zélande

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

New Zealand flax

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

New Zealand flax

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

espadana, linho-da-Nova-Zelândia

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Nowa Zelandia lnu

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

New Zealand flax

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

phormium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Hemerocallidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax

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

Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax Physical Information

Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas New Zealand Flax height is 121.00 cm and width 121.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
New Zealand Flax flower color: Orange
New Zealand Flax leaf color: Yellow, Green and Pink

Care of Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax

Care of Buttonbush and New Zealand Flax 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 New Zealand Flax 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 New Zealand Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.