Buttonbush

Tritoma

About Buttonbush and Tritoma

Buttonbush

Tritoma

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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

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

Damp Places, Marshy ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

365.76 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

Divison, 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, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought, Moisture

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Snails

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

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

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Not Available

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

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Tritoma

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Tritoma

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Tritoma

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

tritoma

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

tritoma

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Tritoma

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Tritoma

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Trytoma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Kniphofia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1272

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Tritoma

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Tritoma

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

Buttonbush and Tritoma Physical Information

Buttonbush and Tritoma physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Tritoma are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Buttonbush and Tritoma

Care of Buttonbush and Tritoma 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 Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.