Butterfly Tree

Gillyflower

About Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower

Butterfly Tree

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-135-9

0 99

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

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

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, 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 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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

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

Not Available

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

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

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower

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

Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower

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