Ponytail Palm

Butterfly Bush

About Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush

Ponytail Palm

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 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

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

457.20 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

365.76 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

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

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

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

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

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?

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

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

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

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

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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

Coarse

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

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting

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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BEAUCARNEA recurvata

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Ponytail Palm

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Pferdeschwanz Palm

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Ponytail Palm

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cola de caballo de palma

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

αλογοουρά παλάμη

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

rabo- de palma

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

kucyk palmowy

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

ponytail palmarum

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Beaucarnea

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

10100

1 27800

Properties of Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush

Wondering what are the properties of Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush? We provide you with everything About Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush. Ponytail Palm doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns. Also Ponytail Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Ponytail Palm has allergic reactions like Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash and Vomiting and Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash 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 Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush

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

Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Ponytail Palm height is 457.20 cm and width 365.76 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Ponytail Palm flower color: Ivory
Ponytail Palm leaf color: Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush

Care of Ponytail Palm and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ponytail Palm 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 Ponytail Palm 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.