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About Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

South Africa
Northwestern United States, Canada

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
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Number of Varieties

76
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
8-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm1,520.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm760.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
Light Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Brown, Sienna

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Dark Green, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
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Allergy

Toxic
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
THUJA plicata

Common Name

Buttonbush
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
Pacific redcedar

In German

Button Strauch
Riesen-Lebensbaum

In French

buttonbush arbuste
Thuja plicata

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
Thuja plicata

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
Thuja plicata

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
Thuja plicata

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
Żywotnik olbrzymi

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
Thuja plicata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Rubiales
Pinales

Family

Bruniaceae
Cupressaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Thuja

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

1215
1 27800
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Properties of Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar

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

Season and Care of Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar

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

Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar Physical Information

Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Western Red Cedar height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar are as follows:

  • Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory

  • Buttonbush leaf color: Green

  • Western Red Cedar flower color: Light Yellow

  • Western Red Cedar leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar

Care of Buttonbush and Western Red Cedar 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 Western Red Cedar 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 Western Red Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.