Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Europe, Asia
Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
20-
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-134-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.80 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Itchy eyes
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
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Oatgrass
In Hindi
Butterfly tree
जई घास
In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Ährengras
In French
arbre de papillon
Folle avoine
In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
oat Grass
In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
aveia-
In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
Owies trawa
In Latin
Gloria ligno
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Bauhinia
Danthonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cercideae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
500450
1
27800
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