1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
1.3 Origin
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
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
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
Not Available
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
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
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Toxic
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
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for woodware
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BERZELIA lanuginosa
7.2 Common Name
Buttonbush
7.2.1 In Hindi
Buttonbush shrub
7.2.2 In German
Button Strauch
7.2.3 In French
buttonbush arbuste
7.2.4 In Spanish
arbusto buttonbush
7.2.5 In Greek
Buttonbush θάμνος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
arbusto Buttonbush
7.2.7 In Polish
Buttonbush krzew
7.2.8 In Latin
Frutex Buttonbush
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Rubiales
8.5 Family
Bruniaceae
8.6 Genus
Cephalanthus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species