Gymnocalycium

Buttonbush

About Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush

Gymnocalycium

Buttonbush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South America

South Africa

1.4 Types

Gymnocalycium alboareolatum , Gymnocalycium amerhauseri , Gymnocalycium andreae

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Semi desert

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

13,21,22,23,24

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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12.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

365.76 cm

Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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8.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

182.88 cm

Rank: 69 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

creamy white, Light Pink, Not Available, Pink

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Not Available

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

Not Applicable

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand, Sandy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Sandy

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Offsets

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Dry

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune

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, can go long without fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealy bugs, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Not Available

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Ants, Mealybugs

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used for woodware

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

GYMNOCALYCIUM

BERZELIA lanuginosa

7.2 Common Name

Chin Cactus

Buttonbush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Gymnocalycium

Buttonbush shrub

7.2.2 In German

Gymnocalycium

Button Strauch

7.2.3 In French

Gymnocalycium

buttonbush arbuste

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gymnocalycium

arbusto buttonbush

7.2.5 In Greek

Gymnocalycium

Buttonbush θάμνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gymnocalycium

arbusto Buttonbush

7.2.7 In Polish

Gymnocalycium

Buttonbush krzew

7.2.8 In Latin

Gymnocalycium

Frutex Buttonbush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Rubiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Bruniaceae

8.6 Genus

Gymnocalycium

Cephalanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Trichocereeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush

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

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Season and Care of Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush

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

Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush Physical Information

Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush physical information is very important for comparison. Gymnocalycium height is 12.50 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush are as follows:

Gymnocalycium flower color: creamy white, Light Pink, Not Available and Pink
Gymnocalycium leaf color: Green and Not Available
Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green

Care of Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush

Care of Gymnocalycium and Buttonbush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gymnocalycium pruning is done No need to prune 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 Gymnocalycium 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.