Butterfly Tree

Hippeastrum

About Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum

Butterfly Tree

Hippeastrum

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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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

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

About American ..

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760.00 cm

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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17.80 cm

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30.10 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark 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

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, 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, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

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

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

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8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum

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

Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum

Care of Butterfly Tree and Hippeastrum 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 Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.