Hairy Vetch

Butterfly Bush

About Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush

Hairy Vetch

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

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, Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Shade areas

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

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Less Watering

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Sandy

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Clay, Sandy

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 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

Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Insects

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover

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, Groundcover

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VICIA villosa

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

hairy vetch

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Zottelwicke

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

vesce velue

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

veza

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

τριχωτό βίκος

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

ervilhaca peluda

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

owłosione wyki

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

pea

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Fabales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Vicia

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Vicieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

140100

1 27800

Properties of Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush

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

Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Hairy Vetch height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Hairy Vetch flower color: White and Purple
Hairy Vetch leaf color: Green and Light Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush

Care of Hairy Vetch and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hairy Vetch 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 Hairy Vetch needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.