Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Middle Africa
Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Solanum integrifolium
Number of Varieties
2018
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Moist Soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-133-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.80 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
imparipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
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
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Rich
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
-
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
Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
SOLANUM integrifolium
Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
In Hindi
Butterfly tree
कद्दू पेड़
In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Kürbis-Baum
In French
arbre de papillon
arbre de citrouille
In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
árbol de calabaza
In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
δέντρο κολοκύθας
In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
árvore abóbora
In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
drzewa dyni
In Latin
Gloria ligno
PEPO ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Scrophulariales
Family
Fabaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Bauhinia
Fraxinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Cercideae
-
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
-
Number of Species
5001
1
27800
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