Butterfly Tree

Aconitum

About Butterfly Tree and Aconitum

Butterfly Tree

Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

20250

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-134-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm80.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Upright

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

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

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

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

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

बच्छनाभ

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Eisenhut

In French

arbre de papillon

aconit

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

acónito

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

monkshood

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Aconitum

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

tojad

In Latin

Gloria ligno

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Ranunculales

Family

Fabaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Cercideae

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

500250

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Aconitum

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Aconitum

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

Butterfly Tree and Aconitum Physical Information

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

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

Care of Butterfly Tree and Aconitum

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