Buttonbush

Sand Dollar Cactus

About Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus

Buttonbush

Sand Dollar Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Mexico, Texas

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.2 Habitat

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

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

1.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1113-15

4 99

1.4 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

1.5 Sunset Zone

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

21,22,23,24

1.6 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.4.1 Minimum Width

182.88 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.5 Plant Color

2.5.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Red, Yellow

2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.5.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Pale Pink

2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.6 Shape

2.6.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Not Applicable

2.7 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

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 very little water

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

Not Available

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

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

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

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

Astrophytum asterias

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Cacto do dólar de areia

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Sand Dollar Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

126

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus

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

Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus Physical Information

Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Sand Dollar Cactus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Sand Dollar Cactus flower color: Red and Yellow
Sand Dollar Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus

Care of Buttonbush and Sand Dollar Cactus 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 Sand Dollar Cactus 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 Sand Dollar Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.