Butterfly Flower

Taro

About Butterfly Flower and Taro

Butterfly Flower

Taro

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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175

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200

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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300.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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

White, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green, Ivory

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

V-Shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, 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

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

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

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Rats, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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, Bugs, Not Available, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CESTRUM elegans

ALOCASIA micholitziana

7.2 Common Name

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

Elephant Ear, Taro

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Flower plant

अरवी

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

7.2.3 In French

usine de fleur de papillon

Colocasia

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de la flor de mariposa

Colocasia

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

Colocasia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta de flor de borboleta

Colocasia

7.2.7 In Polish

Motyl Kwiat roślin

Kolokazja

7.2.8 In Latin

Flos plantae Gloria

Colocasia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Arales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Cestrum

Alocasia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cestreae

Colocasiodeae

8.9 Subfamily

Browallioideae

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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250

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Properties of Butterfly Flower and Taro

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Flower and Taro

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

Butterfly Flower and Taro Physical Information

Butterfly Flower and Taro physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Flower and Taro are as follows:

Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory

Care of Butterfly Flower and Taro

Care of Butterfly Flower and Taro 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 Taro pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Butterfly Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Taro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.