Golden Bamboo

Butterfly Tree

About Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Golden Bamboo

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

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

1.10 Habitat

Tropical regions

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.11 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-119-13

0 99

2.1 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 3

12-9

2.3 Sunset Zone

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

2.4 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

30.00 cm17.80 cm

0.1 6350

4.2 Plant Color

4.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

4.3.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

4.3.5 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Sandy Brown

4.3.7 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

4.3.9 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

4.3.10 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

4.3.12 Leaf Color in Winter

Yellow

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

4.4 Shape

4.4.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Butterfly shaped

5.1 Thorns

✔ ✘

6 Season

6.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

6.3 Growing Conditions

6.3.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

6.4.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

6.4.4 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

6.4.5 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

6.4.6 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

6.4.8 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring

6.5.1 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

6.6 Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Drought

7 Care

7.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

7.4 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

7.5 Plant Maintenance

Medium

7.8 Watering Plants

7.9.1 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

8.0.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

8.1.2 In Spring

Moderate

8.2.2 In Winter

Average Water

8.3 Soil

8.3.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

8.4.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

8.4.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

8.5 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

8.6 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

8.7 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

8.8 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

8.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

9 Facts

9.1 Flowers

None

Showy

9.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

9.4 Fruits

9.5.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

9.6.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

9.8 Fragrance

9.8.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

9.9.1 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

10.0.1 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

10.1.2 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10.2 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

10.3 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

10.5 Foliage Texture

Medium

10.6 Foliage Sheen

Matte

10.7 Evergreen

✔ ✘

10.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

10.11 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

11.1 Attracts

Bees, Bugs

Birds

11.3 Allergy

allergic reaction, Hay fever, wheezing

Not Available

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

12.1.3 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.5 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

12.1.8 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Carminative, Laxative

12.2.3 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

12.2.5 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

13.2 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

13.3 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

13.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea

BAUHINIA purpurea

14.2 Common Name

Golden Bamboo, Running Bamboo

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

14.3.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Butterfly tree

14.4.1 In German

Bambus

Schmetterlings- Baum

14.4.2 In French

Bambou

arbre de papillon

14.5.1 In Spanish

Bambú

árbol de la mariposa

14.5.2 In Greek

μπαμπού

δέντρο πεταλούδα

14.6.1 In Portuguese

bambu

árvore borboleta

14.7.1 In Polish

Bambus

drzewo Butterfly

14.7.2 In Latin

Bamboo

Gloria ligno

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

15.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

15.4 Order

Poales

Fabales

15.5 Family

Poaceae

Fabaceae

15.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Bauhinia

15.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

15.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Cercideae

15.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

15.10 Number of Species

NA500

1 27800

Properties of Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

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

Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Golden Bamboo height is 180.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Golden Bamboo flower color: White
Golden Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Care of Golden Bamboo and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Golden 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 Golden 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.