Butterfly Flower

Sapodilla

About Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla

Butterfly Flower

Sapodilla

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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175

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Not Available

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

Coastal Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

11-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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300.00 cm

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150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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300.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs more water during establishment

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Stomach pain, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Shadow Tree, Soil protection

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CESTRUM elegans

Manilkara zapota

7.2 Common Name

Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum

sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Flower plant

चीकू

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

Breiapfelbaum

7.2.3 In French

usine de fleur de papillon

Sapotillier

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de la flor de mariposa

chicle

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

sapodilla

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta de flor de borboleta

sapodilla

7.2.7 In Polish

Motyl Kwiat roślin

Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla

7.2.8 In Latin

Flos plantae Gloria

sapodilla

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Sapotaceae

8.6 Genus

Cestrum

Abelia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cestreae

Sapoteae

8.9 Subfamily

Browallioideae

Sapotoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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250

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Properties of Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla

Season and care of Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Flower season is Summer and Fall and Sapodilla season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Butterfly Flower is Loam, Sand and for Sapodilla is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butterfly Flower is Acidic, Neutral and for Sapodilla is Neutral.

Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla Physical Information

Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Sapodilla height is 150.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla are as follows:

Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
Sapodilla flower color: Yellow
Sapodilla leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla

Care of Butterfly Flower and Sapodilla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sapodilla pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness. In summer Butterfly Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sapodilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.