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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

South Africa
China, Korea

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
llex aculeolata Nakai, Ilex affinis Gardner, Ilex amazonensis Edwin

Number of Varieties

7400
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
-

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds

Allergy

Toxic
Rash, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Leaves

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Used for Landscaping, Used for making hedge

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
ILEX cornuta 'Carissa'

Common Name

Buttonbush
Carissa holly

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
Carissa holly plant

In German

Button Strauch
carissa holly Pflanze

In French

buttonbush arbuste
Карисса востраліста завод

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
Carissa planta de acebo

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
φυτό Carissa πουρνάρια

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
planta Carissa azevinho

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
Carissa Holly roślin

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
Carissa Holly herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales
Aquifoliales

Family

Bruniaceae
Aquifoliaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Ilex

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

12400
1 27800
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Difference Between Buttonbush and Carissa Holly

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Importance of Buttonbush and Carissa Holly

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Buttonbush and Carissa Holly. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Buttonbush and Carissa Holly as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Buttonbush is Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic and Tonic whereas of Carissa Holly is . Buttonbush has beauty benefits as follows: while Carissa Holly has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Buttonbush vs Carissa Holly

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Buttonbush vs Carissa Holly and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Buttonbush are Toxic whereas of Carissa Holly have Rash and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Buttonbush has showy fruits and Carissa Holly has showy fruits. Also Buttonbush is flowering and Carissa Holly is flowering. You can compare Buttonbush and Carissa Holly facts and facts of other plants too.