Butterfly Tree

Sweetpea

About Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea

Butterfly Tree

Sweetpea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-139-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

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

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Organic Flower Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Caterpillar, Insects, Not Available, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used as essential oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Cottage garden, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

LATHYRUS odoratus

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Sweetpea

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Sweetpea

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Sweetpea

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Sweetpea

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Sweetpea

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Sweetpea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Sweetpea

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Sweetpea

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

Sweetpea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Lagerstroemia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

Vicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea

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

Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea

Care of Butterfly Tree and Sweetpea 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 Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetpea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.