Cowpea

Butterfly Bush

About Cowpea and Butterfly Bush

Cowpea

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Africa

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Yardlong Bean Black-Eyed Peas Catjang Dixie Lee Pea

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Fertile bottom land

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

5-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

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

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90.00 cm

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7.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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4.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Deltoid

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Legume allergy

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Diuretic, Stomachic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seedpod, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VIGNA unguiculata

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Blackeyed Pea Cowpea

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

लोबिया

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

cowpea

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

niébé

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

caupí

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

cowpea

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Koopea

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Koopea

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Koopea

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Fabales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Vigna

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cowpea and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Cowpea and Butterfly Bush

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

Cowpea and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Cowpea and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Cowpea height is 90.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Cowpea and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Cowpea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Cowpea leaf color: Green and Purple
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Cowpea and Butterfly Bush

Care of Cowpea and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cowpea pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads 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 Cowpea 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.