Butterfly Tree

Peppermint

About Butterfly Tree and Peppermint

Butterfly Tree

Peppermint

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree

Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Europe, Middle East

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'

Number of Varieties

2025

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Wide range of ecological site

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-133-7

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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm50.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Ovate elongated

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Summer, Mid Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees

Allergy

flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Maintains teeth healthy

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Mentha × piperita

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Peppermint

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

पिपरमिंट

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Pfefferminze

In French

arbre de papillon

Menthe poivrée

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Mentha × piperita

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Μέντα

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Hortelã-pimenta

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Mięta pieprzowa

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Peppermint

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Lamiales

Family

Fabaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Mentha

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cercideae

Mentheae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

50018

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Peppermint

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Peppermint

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

Butterfly Tree and Peppermint Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Peppermint physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Peppermint height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Peppermint are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Peppermint flower color: Purple
Peppermint leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Peppermint

Care of Butterfly Tree and Peppermint 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 Peppermint pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peppermint needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.