Shooting Star

Butterfly Bush

About Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush

Shooting Star

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

5-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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240.00 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

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

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4.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

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

Spring, Winter

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

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?

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

Acidic, Neutral

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, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, 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

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

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

Not Available

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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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

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

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

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, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Primulales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush

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

Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush

Care of Shooting Star and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, 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 Shooting Star 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.