Butterfly Tree

Butter Daisy

About Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy

Butterfly Tree

Butter Daisy

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Mexico, Central America

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Number of Varieties

208

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-136-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 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

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm60.96 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm30.48 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

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

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

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

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

slow-release fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bonsai, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Butter Daisy

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Butterdaisy Plant

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Butterdaisy Pflanze

In French

arbre de papillon

Butterdaisy Plante

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Planta Butterdaisy

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Butterdaisy φυτών

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Butterdaisy Planta

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Butterdaisy roślin

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Planta Butterdaisy

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Asterales

Family

Fabaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Cercideae

Millerieae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Asteroideae

Number of Species

50042

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy

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

Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy

Care of Butterfly Tree and Butter Daisy 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 Butter Daisy pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.