Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Tropical Asia
Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
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Number of Varieties
200
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40000
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Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-138-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
17.80 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
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Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Vegetable
Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
Butterfly tree
aibika
In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
arbre de papillon
L'Aibika
In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
Aibika
In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
aibika
In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
Aibika
In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
aibika
In Latin
Gloria ligno
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Malvales
Family
Fabaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Bauhinia
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Cercideae
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Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
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Number of Species
50015
1
27800
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