Butterfly Tree

Duckweed

About Butterfly Tree and Duckweed

Butterfly Tree

Duckweed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

North America, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Lemna minor

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

5.00 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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0.12 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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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

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Light 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

Oblong-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Aquatic Plant

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Aquatic Plant

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Plant grows in water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Aquatic Plant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Aquatic Plant

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Aquatic Plant

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Aquatic Plant

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Aquatic Plant

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly 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

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has 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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37% Aquatic 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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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic 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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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

LEMNA trisulca

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

duckweed

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Entengrütze

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

lentille d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Lenteja de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

duckweed

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

lentilha-d'água

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Rzęsa

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

duckweed

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Arales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Lemnaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Lemna

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Lemneae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Lemnoideae

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 Duckweed

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Duckweed

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

Butterfly Tree and Duckweed Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Duckweed physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Duckweed height is 5.00 cm and width 0.12 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Duckweed are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Duckweed flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Duckweed leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Duckweed

Care of Butterfly Tree and Duckweed 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 Duckweed pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Duckweed needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant.