Butterfly Tree

Alpine Delphinium

About Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium

Butterfly Tree

Alpine Delphinium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Africa

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

gardens, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Blue, Indigo, Lavender, Light Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Yellow, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Palmate and toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Heat And Humidity

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

High-phosphorous fertilizers used, Organic Flower Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, fungus, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Borders, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used in making blue ink

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edging, Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Delphinium elatum

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Alpine delphinium, Delphium, Candle larkspur, Siberian larkspur, Musk Larkspur,

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

अल्पाइन Delphinium

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Alpine Δελφίνιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Alpine Delphinium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Delphinium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

500300

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium

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

Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Alpine Delphinium height is 200.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Alpine Delphinium flower color: Blue, Indigo, Lavender and Light Purple
Alpine Delphinium leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium

Care of Butterfly Tree and Alpine Delphinium 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 Alpine Delphinium pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alpine Delphinium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.