Butterfly Tree

Delosperma cooperi

About Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi

Butterfly Tree

Delosperma cooperi

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

By seashore, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13Not Available

0 99

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

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cmNA

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

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Succulent

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

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

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, 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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

✔ ✘

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Food for insects

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

DELOSPERMA

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Trailing Iceplant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Mittagsblume

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Delosperma cooperi

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Caryophyllales

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

500100

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi

Season and care of Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Tree season is Spring and Summer and Delosperma cooperi season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Butterfly Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available while the PH of soil for Butterfly Tree is Acidic, Neutral and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available.

Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi Physical Information

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

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

Care of Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi

Care of Butterfly Tree and Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.