Butterfly Tree

Glory of the Snow

About Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow

Butterfly Tree

Glory of the Snow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Mediterranean, Turkey

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Pale glory-of-the-snow , Cretan glory-of-the-snow , Forbes' glory-of-the-snow , Loch's glory-of-the-snow

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-133-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Blue, Pink, 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

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Several shades of 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

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, 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

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, 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

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

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

Unknown

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

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CHIONODOXA

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Chionodoxa

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Ruhm des Schnees

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

gloire de la neige

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

gloria de la nieve

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

glory-of-the-snow

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

glória da neve

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

chwała śniegu

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

glory of the snow

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Chionodoxa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

5008

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow

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

Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Glory of the Snow height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Glory of the Snow flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Violet
Glory of the Snow leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow

Care of Butterfly Tree and Glory of the Snow 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 Glory of the Snow 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 Glory of the Snow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.