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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Tender Perennial

Origin

South Africa
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Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Big Apple, Black Pagoda, Holiday Bells

Number of Varieties

715
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Damp forests, Rainforest, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1114-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
Striped

Fruit Color

Brown
Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
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
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Allow to dry out slightly between watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Thoroughly

In Winter

Average Water
Keep Slightly Dry

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
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
Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Scale, Southern blight, Spider mites, Thripes

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds

Allergy

Toxic
Asthma, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
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
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used for woodware
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, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
AESCHYNANTHUS 'Hot Flash'

Common Name

Buttonbush
Basket Vine, Hot Flash Lipstick Plant, Lipstick Plant

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
Lipstick Plant

In German

Button Strauch
Lipstick Pflanze

In French

buttonbush arbuste
Plante Lipstick

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
Pintalabios Planta

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
κραγιόν φυτών

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
batom Planta

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
szminka roślin

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
Planta lipstick

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae

Order

Rubiales
Lamiales

Family

Bruniaceae
Gesnariaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Aeschynanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

12150
1 27800
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Difference Between Buttonbush and Lipstick Plant

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Importance of Buttonbush and Lipstick Plant

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Compare Facts of Buttonbush vs Lipstick Plant

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