Lebombo Cycad

Butterfly Bush

About Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush

Lebombo Cycad

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Upland savannas

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-135-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

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

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Not Available

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Light Frost

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

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

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

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Light Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

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

Not Available, pollinators

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Bark, Pine

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Traditional medicine

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Encephalartos lebomboensis

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Lebombo Cycad

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lebombo Cycad

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Lebombo Palmfarn

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Lebombo Cycad

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lebombo cícadas

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Lebombo Cycad

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lebombo Cycad

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Lebombo Cycad

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Lebombo Cycad

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Cycadophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Cycadopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Cycadales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cycadaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Encephalartos

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

66100

1 27800

Properties of Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush

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

Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Lebombo Cycad height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Lebombo Cycad flower color: Not Available
Lebombo Cycad leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush

Care of Lebombo Cycad and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lebombo Cycad 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 Lebombo Cycad 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.