Butterfly Tree

Canna

About Butterfly Tree and Canna

Butterfly Tree

Canna

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411

Rank: 19 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

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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

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Green, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

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

Average

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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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

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, 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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CANNA

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Canna, Canna Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

भंग लिली

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Canna Lilie

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Canna

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Canna lirio

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Canna κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Canna

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Canna lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Canna lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Cannaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Canna

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

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8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Canna

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Canna

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

Butterfly Tree and Canna Physical Information

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

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Canna flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose and Salmon
Canna leaf color: Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Butterfly Tree and Canna

Care of Butterfly Tree and Canna 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 Canna pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Canna needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.