Butterfly Tree

Rice Plant

About Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant

Butterfly Tree

Rice Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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40000

Rank: 1 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Muddy habitat

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

8-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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17.80 cm

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Not Available

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

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

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

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

Keep plant submerged in water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Consistently

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

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

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

ORYZA

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Rice

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

चावल

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Reis

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

riz

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

arroz

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

ρύζι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

arroz

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

ryż

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

rice

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Oryza

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

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8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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500

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant

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

Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Rice Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Rice Plant flower color: White
Rice Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant

Care of Butterfly Tree and Rice Plant 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 Rice Plant pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rice Plant needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Consistently.