Butterfly Tree

Indian Spinach

About Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach

Butterfly Tree

Indian Spinach

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Southeastern Asia, India

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,

Number of Varieties

2010

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-7

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 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

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm2.40 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

17.80 cm20.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Pink, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light 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

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Round

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

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

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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 dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

BASELLA alba

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

भारतीय पालक

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Indian Spinat

In French

arbre de papillon

épinards indienne

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

espinaca india

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Ινδικό Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

espinafre indiano

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Indyjski szpinak

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Spinach Indian

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae

Basellaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Basella

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

5005

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Butterfly Tree and River Birch

Butterfly Tree and Black Birch

Butterfly Tree and Paper Birch

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach

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

Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Indian Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 20.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Indian Spinach flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Indian Spinach leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach

Care of Butterfly Tree and Indian Spinach 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 Indian Spinach pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Indian Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.