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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Tender Perennial

Origin

South Africa
World/Pandemic

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
242

Number of Varieties

7200
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Swamps, Terrestrial, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1111-14
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-7

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm40.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
Light Pink, Rose, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Tan, Sandy Brown, Sienna, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Phosphate, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Bacterial soft rot, Brown Rot, Mealybugs, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Insects, Mealybugs

Allergy

Toxic
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification

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
Flowers

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
ENCYCLIA hanburyi

Common Name

Buttonbush
Encyclia, Orchid

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
आर्किड

In German

Button Strauch
Orchidee

In French

buttonbush arbuste
Orchidée

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
Orquídea

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
εγκύκλιο

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
orquídea

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
orquídea

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
Epidendrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Rubiales
Asparagales

Family

Bruniaceae
Orchidaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Encyclia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
Epidendreae

Subfamily

-
Epidendroideae

Number of Species

12242
1 27800
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Difference Between Buttonbush and Encyclia

If you are confused whether Buttonbush or Encyclia are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Buttonbush and Encyclia Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Buttonbush are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Encyclia fertilizers required are fertilize in growing season, Phosphate and Requires high amount of nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Buttonbush and Encyclia if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Buttonbush and Encyclia

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Buttonbush and Encyclia. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Buttonbush and Encyclia 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 Encyclia is . Buttonbush has beauty benefits as follows: while Encyclia has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Buttonbush vs Encyclia

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 Encyclia 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 Encyclia have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Buttonbush has showy fruits and Encyclia has no showy fruits. Also Buttonbush is flowering and Encyclia is not flowering . You can compare Buttonbush and Encyclia facts and facts of other plants too.