Peony

Butterfly Bush

About Peony and Butterfly Bush

Peony

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

5-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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76.20 cm

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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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61.00 cm

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4.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

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

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

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

Loamy

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

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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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, 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, Foundation, Mixed Border

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia suffruticosa

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Peony

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Peony

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Pfingstrose

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Pivoine

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Peonía

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

παιωνία

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Peônia

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Piwonia

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

AGLAOPHOTIS

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Not Available

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Peony and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Peony and Butterfly Bush

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

Peony and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Peony and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Peony and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Peony and Butterfly Bush

Care of Peony and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads 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 Peony 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.