×

Weeping Maple
Weeping Maple

Butterfly Tree
Butterfly Tree



ADD
Compare
X
Weeping Maple
X
Butterfly Tree

About Weeping Maple and Butterfly Tree

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Biennial

Type

Tree
Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Ever red , Crimson queen
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

6NA
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Shady Edge
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-89-13
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

8-2
12-9

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm760.00 cm
0.54 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm17.80 cm
0.1 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Red
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green
Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped
Butterfly shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles
Birds

Allergy

Unknown
Not Available

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Available

Beauty Benefits

Not Available
Not Available

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Unknown
Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Not Available
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Not Available
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
BAUHINIA purpurea

Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

In Hindi

Weeping Maple
Butterfly tree

In German

Weeping Maple
Schmetterlings- Baum

In French

Maple pleureur
arbre de papillon

In Spanish

weeping maple
árbol de la mariposa

In Greek

weeping maple
δέντρο πεταλούδα

In Portuguese

chorando de bordo
árvore borboleta

In Polish

płacz klonu
drzewo Butterfly

In Latin

weeping maple
Gloria ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Fabales

Family

Aceraceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Acer
Bauhinia

Clade

Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Not Available
Cercideae

Subfamily

Not Available
Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

NA500
1 27800
👆🏻

Properties of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Tree

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

Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Tree

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

Weeping Maple and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

  • Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet

  • Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Tree

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