Butterfly Tree

Wedding Cake Tree

About Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree

Butterfly Tree

Wedding Cake Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

5-8

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

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Clay, 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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Grafting, 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 during dry weather

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

Clay, Loam

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

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

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

Antiphlogistic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

CORNUS controversa

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

Hochzeitstorte Baum

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

Pastel de bodas del árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

Árvore do bolo de casamento

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

Wedding Cake Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

MUSTACEUM ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Bauhinia

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

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8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Cornoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Butterfly Tree and Wedding Cake Tree 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 Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.