Nymphaea Alba

Butterfly Bush

About Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush

Nymphaea Alba

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

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Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

Rank: 41 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Ponds

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

5-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

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7.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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4.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Ivory

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, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Circular

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

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

Plant grows in water

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

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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16% Aquatic Plants 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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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has 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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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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90% Aquatic Plants 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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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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25% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Flies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Headache

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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44% Aquatic Plants 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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6.5 Garden Design

Water Gardens

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NYMPHAEA alba

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Nymphaea alba

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Weiße Seerose

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Nénuphar blanc

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Nymphaea alba

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Nymphaea alba

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Nymphaea alba

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Grzybienie białe

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Nymphaea alba

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Nymphaeales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Nymphaea

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush

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

Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Nymphaea Alba 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 Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Nymphaea Alba flower color: White, Yellow and Ivory
Nymphaea Alba leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush

Care of Nymphaea Alba and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Nymphaea Alba 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 Nymphaea Alba 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.