Meadow Barley

Butterfly Bush

About Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush

Meadow Barley

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia

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

meadows, Pastures, Wet lands

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

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

Not Available

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow Brown

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, Blue Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full 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

Not Available

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Salt

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

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

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

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

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, 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

avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Salt

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

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Hordeum brachyantherum

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Meadow Barley

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

meadow barley

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Wiese Gerste

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

orge prairie

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

cebada prado

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

λιβάδι κριθάρι

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cevada prado

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka jęczmienia

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

pratum hordei

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Hordeum

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Meadow Barley season is Not Available and Butterfly Bush season is Not Available. The type of soil for Meadow Barley is Loam, Sand and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Meadow Barley is Not Available and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

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

Meadow Barley flower color: Yellow Brown
Meadow Barley leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush

Care of Meadow Barley and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Meadow Barley pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, 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 Meadow Barley needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Lots of watering. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.