Butterwort

Tree Echium

About Butterwort and Tree Echium

Butterwort

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Perennial

Tree

Origin

World/Pandemic

Canary Islands

Types

Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

8310

0 40000

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Habitat

Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Circular

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINGUICULA

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Butterwort

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Butterwort plant

Tree Echium

In German

Fettkraut Pflanze

Baum Aciam

In French

plante Butterwort

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

planta butterwort

árbol Aciam

In Greek

φυτό Butterwort

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

planta Butterwort

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Butterwort roślin

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Butterwort herba

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Lamiales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Pinguicula

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

8060

1 27800

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Properties of Butterwort and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Butterwort and Tree Echium

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

Butterwort and Tree Echium Physical Information

Butterwort and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Butterwort height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Butterwort and Tree Echium are as follows:

Butterwort flower color:
Butterwort leaf color:
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Butterwort and Tree Echium

Care of Butterwort and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterwort 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.