Butterfly Tree

Chinese Dogwood

About Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood

Butterfly Tree

Chinese Dogwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Japanese dogwood, Chinese dogwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-135-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Red, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Obtuse

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

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

Requires more often in extreme heat, 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Ratio of 12-4-8 or 16-4-8

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Crown Canker, Leaf spot, Scorch

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

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bonsai, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Diarrhea, Dysentry, Eczema

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used for mallets

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CORNUS kousa

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Chinese Dogwood, Korean Dogwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Chinese Dogwood

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Chinese Dogwood

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Dogwood chinoise

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Dogwood chino

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

κινεζική Dogwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Dogwood chinês

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Chiński Dereń

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Dogwood Chinese

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Cornoideae

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood

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

Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Chinese Dogwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Chinese Dogwood flower color: White and Green
Chinese Dogwood leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood

Care of Butterfly Tree and Chinese Dogwood 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 Chinese Dogwood pruning is done 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 Chinese Dogwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.