Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Africa, America, Asia
Western United States, Canada
Types
Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine
Number of Varieties
1002
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
8-1
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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.50 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Alternate Days
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
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 for shortening long shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Buddleia davidii
PINUS contorta var latifolia
Common Name
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine
In Hindi
Butterfly Bush
Lodgepole pine
In German
Schmetterlingsstrauch
Drehkiefer
In French
buisson de papillon
Le pin tordu
In Spanish
arbusto de las mariposas
pino Lodgepole
In Greek
Butterfly Μπους
lodgepole πεύκων
In Portuguese
arbusto de borboleta
Lodgepole pine
In Polish
Butterfly Bush
lodgepole sosna
In Latin
papilio rubo
contorta pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Buddleja
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1005
1
27800
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