Aconitum

Butterfly Tree

About Aconitum and Butterfly Tree

Aconitum

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Not Available

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

2.2 Habitat

low mountains

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-13

0 99

2.4 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

2.5 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

2.6 Habit

Upright/Erect

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

130.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

80.00 cm17.80 cm

0.1 6350

9.7 Plant Color

9.8.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

9.9.1 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

9.10.1 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green, Sandy Brown

9.11.1 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

9.11.2 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

9.11.3 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

9.11.4 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

9.12 Shape

9.12.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Butterfly shaped

9.13 Thorns

✔ ✘

10 Season

10.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Spring, Summer

10.2 Growing Conditions

10.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

10.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

10.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

10.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

10.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

10.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring

10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

10.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

11 Care

11.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

11.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

11.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

11.4 Watering Plants

11.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

11.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

11.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

11.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

11.5 Soil

11.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

11.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

11.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

11.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

11.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

11.9 Pests and Diseases

Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Red blotch

11.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

12 Facts

12.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

12.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

12.2 Fruits

12.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

12.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

12.3 Fragrance

12.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

12.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

12.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

12.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

12.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

12.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

12.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

12.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

12.11 Attracts

Bees

Birds

12.12 Allergy

breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness

Not Available

13 Benefits

13.1 Uses

13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

13.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

13.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

13.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

13.2 Plant Benefits

13.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Carminative, Laxative

13.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

13.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

13.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

13.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

BAUHINIA purpurea

14.2 Common Name

Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

14.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Butterfly tree

14.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Schmetterlings- Baum

14.2.3 In French

aconit

arbre de papillon

14.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

árbol de la mariposa

14.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

δέντρο πεταλούδα

14.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

árvore borboleta

14.2.7 In Polish

tojad

drzewo Butterfly

14.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Gloria ligno

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

15.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

15.4 Order

Ranunculales

Fabales

15.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Fabaceae

15.6 Genus

Aconitum

Bauhinia

15.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

15.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Cercideae

15.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

15.10 Number of Species

250500

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Aconitum and Butterfly Tree. Aconitum doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Aconitum does not have fragrant flowers. Aconitum has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree

Season and care of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Aconitum and Butterfly Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aconitum season is Fall and Summer and Butterfly Tree season is Fall and Summer. The type of soil for Aconitum is Moist and for Butterfly Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Aconitum is Not Available and for Butterfly Tree is Acidic, Neutral.

Aconitum and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Aconitum and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree

Care of Aconitum and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.