About Butterfly Tree

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Tree

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

Rank: 92 (Overall)

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, 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

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

In French

arbre de papillon

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

In Latin

Gloria ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

500

Rank: 43 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree

Want to know the properties of Butterfly Tree? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Butterfly Tree is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Butterfly Tree Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Carminative and Laxative

Part of plant used: Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Butterfly Tree. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Butterfly Tree physical information is as follows: 760.00 cm tall and 17.80 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Butterfly shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet

Leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Butterfly Tree

Taking Butterfly Tree Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Butterfly Tree include pruning, which should be done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Butterfly Tree

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Butterfly Tree is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Butterfly Tree is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 20 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree. This plant's habitat is Forests, Mountain Slopes and Valley and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-13. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.