Bamboo

Butterfly Tree

About Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Bamboo

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1500

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

9-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1400

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500

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Butterfly Tree. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. 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 Bamboo and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

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

Bamboo and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Bamboo and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Care of Bamboo and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and 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 Bamboo 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.