Michelia Champaca

Butterfly Bush

About Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush

Michelia Champaca

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Tropical Indomalaya

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

Broad-Leaved Forests, Subtropical forests, tropical environments

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

750.00 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

600.00 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gold, Tan, Yellow

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Summer, Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Mid Spring, Mid Summer

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?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Alternate Days

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Fertilize in early spring, General garden fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

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

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

Birds, Caterpillar, Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Not Available, Vomiting

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Perfumes

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Combats Stress, Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as essential oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

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

Feature Plant, Shady Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Magnolia champaca

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

champak

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

चंपक

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

champaka

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

magnolia champaca

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

champaca magnolia

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

μανόλιας Champaca

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

magnólia champaca

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Magnolia champaca

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Magnolia champaca

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Magnoliales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Magnoliaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Magnolia

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush

Wondering what are the properties of Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush? We provide you with everything About Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush. Michelia Champaca doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns. Also Michelia Champaca does not have fragrant flowers. Michelia Champaca has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Not Available and Vomiting and Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Not Available and Vomiting. 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 Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush

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

Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Michelia Champaca height is 750.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Michelia Champaca flower color: Gold, Tan and Yellow
Michelia Champaca leaf color: Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush

Care of Michelia Champaca and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Michelia Champaca pruning is done Prune in winter and Remove dead or diseased plant parts 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 Michelia Champaca needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.