Butterfly Tree

Pennywort

About Butterfly Tree and Pennywort

Butterfly Tree

Pennywort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Virginia

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-134-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

10-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial 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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Stem Cutting

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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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

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

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

Anxiety, Sedative

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 Ornamental plant

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

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

pennywort

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Wassernabel

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

pennywort

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Centella

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

pennywort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

conchelo

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

wąkrota

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

pennywort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Hydrocotyle

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, 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 Pennywort

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Pennywort

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

Butterfly Tree and Pennywort Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Pennywort physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Pennywort are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Pennywort

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