Butterfly Tree

Bamboo

About Butterfly Tree and Bamboo

Butterfly Tree

Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1500

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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17.80 cm

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Not Available

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Green, Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Cyanide poisoning

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

BAMBUSA

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Poales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Acidosasa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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1400

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Bamboo

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

Butterfly Tree and Bamboo Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Bamboo are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Bamboo

Care of Butterfly Tree and Bamboo 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 Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.