About Butterfly Tree

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, 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

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Gloria ligno

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

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

500

Rank: 33 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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 Not Available. 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.

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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.

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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 . There are Not Available 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.