Sweetscented Marigold

Butterfly Tree

About Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree

Sweetscented Marigold

Butterfly Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

Origin

Mexico, Central America

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

5020

0 40000

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Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-13

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-9

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm760.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.00 cm17.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Butterfly shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Flower borders

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

BAUHINIA purpurea

Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

Butterfly tree

In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

Schmetterlings- Baum

In French

Yauhtli

arbre de papillon

In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

árbol de la mariposa

In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

δέντρο πεταλούδα

In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

árvore borboleta

In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

drzewo Butterfly

In Latin

sweetscented marigold

Gloria ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Fabales

Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Tagetes

Bauhinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

50500

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree

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

Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts 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 Sweetscented Marigold 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.