1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Africa, America, Asia
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Coastal Mountains, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
7.50 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 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
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Vomiting
Eye irritation, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Buddleia davidii
SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi
7.2 Common Name
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush
Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Butterfly Bush
क्रिसमस कैक्टस
7.2.2 In German
Schmetterlingsstrauch
Weihnachtskaktus
7.2.3 In French
buisson de papillon
Cactus de Noël
7.2.4 In Spanish
arbusto de las mariposas
Cactus de Navidad
7.2.5 In Greek
Butterfly Μπους
Χριστούγεννα Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
arbusto de borboleta
Cacto de Natal
7.2.7 In Polish
Butterfly Bush
Christmas Cactus
7.2.8 In Latin
papilio rubo
Nativitatis Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species