Purple Butterbur

Butterfly Tree

About Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

Purple Butterbur

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

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

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

9-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

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

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

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

Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

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

Care of Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

Care of Purple Butterbur and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead 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 Purple Butterbur 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.