Butterfly Tree

Spider lily

About Butterfly Tree and Spider lily

Butterfly Tree

Spider lily

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

China, Korea

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

20140

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-135-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

10-3

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm50.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm22.90 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Bulbs

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Lycoris Spider lily

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Spinnenlilien

In French

arbre de papillon

Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Fabales

Liliales

Family

Fabaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

50080

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Spider lily

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Spider lily

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

Butterfly Tree and Spider lily Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Spider lily physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Spider lily are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Spider lily flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Spider lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Spider lily

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