Buttonbush

Tabasco Pepper

About Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper

Buttonbush

Tabasco Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Tender Perennial

Origin

South Africa

Central America, South America

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Not Availble

Number of Varieties

712

0 40000

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Habitat

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

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm71.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Yellow, Red, Orange, Dark Red, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

CAPSICUM frutescens

Common Name

Buttonbush

Tabasco Pepper

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

काली मिर्च टबैस्को

In German

Button Strauch

Tabasco Pfeffer

In French

buttonbush arbuste

Tabasco poivre

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Tabasco Pepper

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Tabasco πιπέρι

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Tabasco pimenta

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

papryka tabasco

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Tabasco Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Solanales

Family

Bruniaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Number of Species

12200

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper

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

Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper Physical Information

Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Tabasco Pepper height is 71.20 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Tabasco Pepper flower color: White and Light Green
Tabasco Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper

Care of Buttonbush and Tabasco Pepper 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 Tabasco Pepper pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages and Remove deadheads. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tabasco Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.