Butterfly Tree

Tabasco Pepper

About Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper

Butterfly Tree

Tabasco Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Central America, South America

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Not Availble

Number of Varieties

2012

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1310-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-7

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm71.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Yellow, Red, Orange, Dark Red, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as a spice

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CAPSICUM frutescens

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Tabasco Pepper

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

काली मिर्च टबैस्को

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Tabasco Pfeffer

In French

arbre de papillon

Tabasco poivre

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Tabasco Pepper

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Tabasco πιπέρι

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Tabasco pimenta

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

papryka tabasco

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Tabasco Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Solanales

Family

Fabaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Solanoideae

Number of Species

500200

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper

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

Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Tabasco Pepper height is 71.20 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Tabasco Pepper flower color: White and Light Green
Tabasco Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper

Care of Butterfly Tree and Tabasco Pepper 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 Tabasco Pepper pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages and Remove deadheads. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tabasco Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.