1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
China, Japan
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
1.6 Habitat
Well Drained
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.9 AHS Heat Zone
1.11 Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
1.13 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.2.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.7.1 Minimum Width
3.9 Plant Color
3.9.2 Flower Color
Blue Violet
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
3.9.4 Flower Color Modifier
3.9.7 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Green, Sandy Brown
3.9.9 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
3.10.1 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
3.10.3 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
3.10.4 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
3.12 Shape
3.12.1 Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
Butterfly shaped
4.3 Thorns
5 Season
5.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
5.2 Growing Conditions
5.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
5.2.3 Growth Rate
5.2.6 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
5.2.7 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
5.2.9 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
5.3.1 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring
6.1.1 Repeat Bloomer
6.3 Tolerances
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
7.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
7.4 Plant Maintenance
7.5 Watering Plants
7.5.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
7.5.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.5.5 In Spring
7.6.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.7 Soil
7.7.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
7.8.1 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
7.9.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.11 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.13 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
7.15 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Apply N-P-K
8.1 Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Red blotch
8.3 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Drought
9 Facts
9.1 Flowers
9.1.1 Flower Petal Number
9.3 Fruits
9.3.2 Showy Fruit
9.4.2 Edible Fruit
9.5 Fragrance
9.5.2 Fragrant Flower
9.5.4 Fragrant Fruit
9.5.6 Fragrant Leaf
9.6.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.8 Showy Foliage
9.10 Showy Bark
9.11 Foliage Texture
9.13 Foliage Sheen
9.16 Evergreen
9.17 Invasive
9.19 Self-Sowing
9.21 Attracts
10.2 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
11 Benefits
11.1 Uses
11.1.2 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
11.1.4 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
11.1.6 Edible Uses
11.2.2 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
11.3 Plant Benefits
11.3.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Carminative, Laxative
11.3.3 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
11.4.1 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
11.5 Used As Indoor Plant
11.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.9 Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
BAUHINIA purpurea
13.2 Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.3 In German
Blaubart
Schmetterlings- Baum
13.2.6 In French
Bluebeard
arbre de papillon
13.2.8 In Spanish
Barba Azul
árbol de la mariposa
13.2.9 In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
δέντρο πεταλούδα
13.2.11 In Portuguese
Barba Azul
árvore borboleta
13.2.13 In Polish
Sinobrody
drzewo Butterfly
13.2.15 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.3 Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.5 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
15.7 Order
15.9 Family
15.11 Genus
15.13 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
15.15 Tribe
15.17 Subfamily
Not Available
Caesalpinioideae
15.19 Number of Species