Butterfly Tree

Fig

About Butterfly Tree and Fig

Butterfly Tree

Fig

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Fruit

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Common Fig, Ficus carica

Number of Varieties

2010

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Cropland, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Needs watering once a week, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Asthma, constipation, Diabetes

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Culinary use, Used As Food

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

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

FICUS carica

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Fig

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

अंजीर

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Feige

In French

arbre de papillon

figue

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

higo

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Σύκο

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Figura

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Figa

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Fig

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Rosales

Family

Fabaceae

Moraceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Ficus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cercideae

Ficeae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

500800

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Fig

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Fig

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

Butterfly Tree and Fig Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Fig physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Fig height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Fig are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Fig flower color: Green
Fig leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Fig

Care of Butterfly Tree and Fig 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 Fig 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 Fig needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.