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Lesser Celandine
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

South Africa
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
buttercup

Number of Varieties

71
0 40000
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Habitat

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
8-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm5.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm10.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
White, Yellow, Red, Green

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, reseeds

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Average Water Needs

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, Sand

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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Ants, Insects

Allergy

Toxic
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Cleanser

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
Ranunculus ficaria

Common Name

Buttonbush
Figwort, Lesser Celandine

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
Lesser Celandine

In German

Button Strauch
Scharbockskraut

In French

buttonbush arbuste
Ficaire

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
celidonia menor

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
Lesser Celandine

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
Lesser Celandine

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
Ziarnopłon wiosenny

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
Pavasara mazpurenīte

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales
Ranunculales

Family

Bruniaceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Ficaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

121
1 27800
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Difference Between Buttonbush and Lesser Celandine

If you are confused whether Buttonbush or Lesser Celandine 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 Lesser Celandine Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Buttonbush are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Lesser Celandine fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Buttonbush and Lesser Celandine if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Buttonbush and Lesser Celandine

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

Compare Facts of Buttonbush vs Lesser Celandine

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