Butterfly Tree

Ladyfern

About Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern

Butterfly Tree

Ladyfern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Fern

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

4-8

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

61.00 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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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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

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Spores

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

Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade

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

Red blotch, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Nasal irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Athyrium filix-femina

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Ladyfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

lady fern

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Wald-Frauenfarn

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Athyrium filix-femina

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Athyrium filix-femina

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

lady fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

lady fern

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Wietlica samicza

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

lady fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Athyrium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Physematieae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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500

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern

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

Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Ladyfern height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern are as follows:

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

Care of Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern

Care of Butterfly Tree and Ladyfern 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 Ladyfern 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 Ladyfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.