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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Shrub
Fruit

Origin

South Africa
Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
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Number of Varieties

75
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season

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
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Scale

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
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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
Pneumonia, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Fruits

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
CYDONIA oblonga

Common Name

Buttonbush
Quince

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
श्रीफल

In German

Button Strauch
Quitte

In French

buttonbush arbuste
Coing

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
Membrillo

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
Κυδώνι

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
Marmelo

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
Pigwa

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
Quince

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Rubiales
Rosales

Family

Bruniaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Cydonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Maleae

Subfamily

-
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

12200
1 27800
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Difference Between Buttonbush and Quince

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Importance of Buttonbush and Quince

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

Compare Facts of Buttonbush vs Quince

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