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About Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Biennial

Type

Grass
Tree

Origin

China
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

3020
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-129-13
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 7
12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,070.00 cm760.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm17.80 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pale White
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Butterfly shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Birds

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Stem, Tree trunks
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA beecheyana
BAUHINIA purpurea

Common Name

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

In Hindi

बांस
Butterfly tree

In German

Verklumpung Bambus
Schmetterlings- Baum

In French

clumping Bamboo
arbre de papillon

In Spanish

clumping Bamboo
árbol de la mariposa

In Greek

συσσώρευση μπαμπού
δέντρο πεταλούδα

In Portuguese

bambu aglutinação
árvore borboleta

In Polish

zbicie bambus
drzewo Butterfly

In Latin

clumping Bamboo
Gloria ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Fabales

Family

Poaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Bambusa
Bauhinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae
Cercideae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae
Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

1200500
1 27800
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Properties of Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree. Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Clumping Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress. 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 Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

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

Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

  • Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White

  • Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

  • Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet

  • Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged 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 Clumping Bamboo 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.