Butterfly Tree

Malabar Spinach

About Butterfly Tree and Malabar Spinach

Butterfly Tree

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12*7

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cm24.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, 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

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial 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 leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

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

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Malabar Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Malabar Spinach

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

Butterfly Tree and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Malabar Spinach

Care of Butterfly Tree and Malabar 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 Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.