Butterfly Tree

Tree Echium

About Butterfly Tree and Tree Echium

Butterfly Tree

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Tree

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Canary Islands

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

2010

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-138-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Showy Purposes

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, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Tree Echium

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Baum Aciam

In French

arbre de papillon

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

árbol Aciam

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

árvore Aciam

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Gloria ligno

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Lamiales

Family

Fabaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

50060

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Tree Echium

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

Butterfly Tree and Tree Echium Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Tree Echium are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Tree Echium

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