Poinsettia

Butterfly Tree

About Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree

Poinsettia

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

Mexico

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Prestige Red Poinsettiea, Snowcap White Poinsettia, Sparkling Punch Poinsettia, Enduring Pink Poinsttia

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Tropical regions

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

9-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 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

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35.60 cm

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760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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45.70 cm

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17.80 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Light Pink, Coral

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bracts

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after flowering, Prune lower leaves, Prune to control growth, Requires little pruning

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

Bacterial Stem Rot, Botrytis Blight, Canker, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia Root Rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Skin rash, Stomach burn, Throat itching

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

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

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Pain killer, Tooth ache

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUPHORBIA pulcherrima '490 Jingle Bells'

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Poinsettia

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Poinsettia

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Poinsettia

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

Poinsettia

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Poinsettia

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Αλεξανδρινό

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Poinsétia

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Poinsecja

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Poinsettia

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Euphorbia

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree. Poinsettia doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Poinsettia does not have fragrant flowers. Poinsettia has allergic reactions like Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Skin rash, Stomach burn and Throat itching and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Skin rash, Stomach burn and Throat itching. 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 Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree

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

Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Poinsettia height is 35.60 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Poinsettia flower color: Yellow, Red, Light Pink and Coral
Poinsettia leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree

Care of Poinsettia and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Poinsettia pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after flowering, Prune lower leaves, Prune to control growth and Requires little pruning 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 Poinsettia 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.