Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Africa, America, Asia
Types
Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion
Number of Varieties
100
Rank: 52 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
Sunset Zone
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
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
4.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Thorns
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15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
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97% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation
Botanical Name
Buddleia davidii
Common Name
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush
In Hindi
Butterfly Bush
In German
Schmetterlingsstrauch
In French
buisson de papillon
In Spanish
arbusto de las mariposas
In Greek
Butterfly Μπους
In Portuguese
arbusto de borboleta
In Polish
Butterfly Bush
In Latin
papilio rubo
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Order
Lamiales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Buddleja
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
100
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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