Cleyera

Butterfly Bush

About Cleyera and Butterfly Bush

Cleyera

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

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-105-10

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

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

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, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Medium

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

Bees, pollinators

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleyera

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Sakaki

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Cleyera

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cleyera

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleyera

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cleyera

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Cleyera

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Theales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleyera

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Freziereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

18100

1 27800

Properties of Cleyera and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Butterfly Bush

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

Cleyera and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Cleyera and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Cleyera and Butterfly Bush

Care of Cleyera and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches 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 Cleyera 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.