Buttonbush

Butterfly Tree

About Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree

Buttonbush

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

South Africa

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

365.76 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm17.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

12500

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree

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

Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree

Care of Buttonbush and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.