Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
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Number of Varieties
2040
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40000
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Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-138-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
17.80 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
Hot Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
PENSTEMON parryi
Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Parry's Beardtongue
In Hindi
Butterfly tree
penstemon parryi
In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
penstemon parryi
In French
arbre de papillon
penstemon parryi
In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
parryi penstemon
In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
penstemon parryi
In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
parryi penstemon
In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
penstemon parryi
In Latin
Gloria ligno
Persicaria californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Bauhinia
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cercideae
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Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
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Number of Species
5001
1
27800
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