Butterfly Tree

Gillyflower

About Butterfly Tree and Gillyflower

Butterfly Tree

Gillyflower

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree

Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

2075

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-135-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 1

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm38.10 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

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

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used as a dye

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Matthiola incana

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

gillyflower

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Garten-Levkoje

In French

arbre de papillon

Gillyflower

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Gillyflower

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Gillyflower

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Matthiola incana

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Gillyflower

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Capparales

Family

Fabaceae

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Gilia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cercideae

Gilieae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Polemonioideae

Number of Species

50025

1 27800

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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 and Gillyflower 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 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.