Butterfly Tree

Shooting Star

About Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star

Butterfly Tree

Shooting Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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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, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Red, Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Winter

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

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

Average Water Needs

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well 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

Prune after flowering, 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

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

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

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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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Unknown

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

shooting star

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

shooting star

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Dodecatheon

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Dodecatheon

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

shooting star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Dodecatheon

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

shooting star

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

shooting star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Dodecatheon

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

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500

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Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star

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

Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star

Care of Butterfly Tree and Shooting Star 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 Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, 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 Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.