Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Origin
South Africa
Types
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Number of Varieties
7
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40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
365.76 cm
Rank: 67 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm
Rank: 69 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Thorns
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15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
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44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Flowers
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97% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
-
Showy Foliage
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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6% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
Toxic
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
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Other Uses
Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
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36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
BERZELIA lanuginosa
Common Name
Buttonbush
In Hindi
Buttonbush shrub
In German
Button Strauch
In French
buttonbush arbuste
In Spanish
arbusto buttonbush
In Greek
Buttonbush θάμνος
In Portuguese
arbusto Buttonbush
In Polish
Buttonbush krzew
In Latin
Frutex Buttonbush
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rubiales
Family
Bruniaceae
Genus
Cephalanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
12
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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27800
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