Butterfly Tree

Kochia

About Butterfly Tree and Kochia

Butterfly Tree

Kochia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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140

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

gardens, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

3-11

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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760.00 cm

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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17.80 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Not Available

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

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

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

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mosquito

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

BASSIA scoparia

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Burningbush, Kochia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Bassia scoparia

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Besen-Radmelde

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Bassia scoparia

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Kochia scoparia

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Bassia scoparia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Bassia scoparia

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Mietelnik żakula

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Bassia scoparia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Bassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Camphorosmoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Kochia

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Kochia

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

Butterfly Tree and Kochia Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Kochia are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Kochia

Care of Butterfly Tree and Kochia 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 Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.