Tree Echium

Butterfly Tree

About Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree

Tree Echium

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

Canary Islands

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

1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-109-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

240.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm17.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Neutral, Alkaline

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

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

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tree Echium

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Baum Aciam

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

Arbre ACIAM

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol Aciam

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo Aciam

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

lignum Aciam

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Echium

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA500

1 27800

Properties of Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree

Season and care of Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is Not Available and Butterfly Tree season is Not Available. The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Butterfly Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Butterfly Tree is Acidic, Neutral.

Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Tree Echium and Butterfly Tree

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