California Lilac

Buttonbush

About California Lilac and Buttonbush

California Lilac

Buttonbush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South Africa

1.4 Types

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Open Forest

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-3

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm365.76 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm182.88 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea

Used for woodware

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

BERZELIA lanuginosa

7.2 Common Name

California Lilac

Buttonbush

7.2.1 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

Buttonbush shrub

7.2.2 In German

Kalifornien Lilac

Button Strauch

7.2.3 In French

Californie Lilas

buttonbush arbuste

7.2.4 In Spanish

California lila

arbusto buttonbush

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

Buttonbush θάμνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

California Lilac

arbusto Buttonbush

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalifornia Lilac

Buttonbush krzew

7.2.8 In Latin

California Lilac

Frutex Buttonbush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Chlorophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Rubiales

8.5 Family

Rhamnaceae

Bruniaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceanothus

Cephalanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6012

1 27800

Properties of California Lilac and Buttonbush

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

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Season and Care of California Lilac and Buttonbush

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

California Lilac and Buttonbush Physical Information

California Lilac and Buttonbush physical information is very important for comparison. California Lilac height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of California Lilac and Buttonbush are as follows:

California Lilac flower color: Blue
California Lilac leaf color: Green
Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green

Care of California Lilac and Buttonbush

Care of California Lilac and Buttonbush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Lilac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and 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. In summer California Lilac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.