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Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive Care

1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
1.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Semi-hardwood cuttings
1.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
Average Water Needs
1.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
1.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
1.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
1.5 Soil
1.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
1.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
1.7 Pruning
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
Remove no more than one-third of each branch
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-purpose dry fertilizer
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites
No serious insect or disease problems
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought

Watering Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive

Water is the most essential need of any plant. Watering requirements differ for every plant. Knowing the amount of water required is the most important part of Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive care, it is important to know that too much water is more dangerous than not enough watering. Here we provide you with the exact watering required for your garden plant. Watering Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive is as follows:

  • Watering Butterfly Bush in Summer: Lots of watering

  • Watering Butterfly Bush in Winter: Average Water

  • Watering Sweet Olive in Summer: Lots of watering

  • Watering Sweet Olive in Winter: Average Water

Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive Diseases

Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive diseases is very important factor of Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive Care. These plant's diseases are:

  • Butterfly Bush: Downy mildew, Leaf spot and Spider mites
  • Sweet Olive: No serious insect or disease problems

Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive Pruning

Pruning is an important part of Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive pruning is done as follows:

  • Butterfly Bush pruning: 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

  • Sweet Olive pruning: Remove no more than one-third of each branch

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Butterfly Bush and Sweet Olive fertilizers are as follows:

  • Butterfly Bush fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  • Sweet Olive fertilizers: All-purpose dry fertilizer