1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Biennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Europe
1.4 Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
agricultural areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
760.00 cm20.30 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
17.80 cm12.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
No pruning needed
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
20-20-20 amount, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
7.2 Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
7.2.1 In Hindi
Butterfly tree
नापा पत्तागोभी
7.2.2 In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Chinakohl
7.2.3 In French
arbre de papillon
Napa chou
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
Lechuga de Napa
7.2.5 In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
Νάπα Λάχανο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
Repolho Napa
7.2.7 In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
Kapusta Napa
7.2.8 In Latin
Gloria ligno
Napa Brassica
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species