Cerbera

Butterfly Bush

About Cerbera and Butterfly Bush

Cerbera

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

8100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests, Tropical regions

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, 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

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Insects

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

Bees, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Vomiting

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

Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CERBERA

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Cerbera

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cerbera

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Cerbera

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Cerbera

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cerbera

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Cerbera

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cerbera

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Cerbera

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Cerbera

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Cerbera

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Plumerieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

8100

1 27800

Properties of Cerbera and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Cerbera and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Cerbera and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Cerbera and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cerbera season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Butterfly Bush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cerbera is Loam, Sand and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Cerbera is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Cerbera and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Cerbera and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Cerbera height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Cerbera and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Cerbera flower color: White and Ivory
Cerbera leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Cerbera and Butterfly Bush

Care of Cerbera and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cerbera pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Cerbera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.