Buttonbush

Saururus cernuus

About Buttonbush and Saururus cernuus

Buttonbush

Saururus cernuus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

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 Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

3-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

11-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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365.76 cm

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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182.88 cm

Rank: 69 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Brownish Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From Rhizomes, Root Division

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 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

bees

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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16% Aquatic Plants 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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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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90% Aquatic Plants 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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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Flies, Turtles

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

allergic reaction, Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens

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

Insect Bites, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Sometimes

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

Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

SAURURUS cernuus

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Lizard's Tail

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Saururus cernuus

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Saururus cernuus

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Saururus cernuus

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

cernuus Saururus

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Saururus cernuus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Saururus cernuus

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Saururus cernuus

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Saururi cernuus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Piperales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Saururaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Saururus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Buttonbush and Saururus cernuus

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Saururus cernuus

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

Buttonbush and Saururus cernuus Physical Information

Buttonbush and Saururus cernuus physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Saururus cernuus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Saururus cernuus are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Saururus cernuus flower color: White
Saururus cernuus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Buttonbush and Saururus cernuus

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