Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
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Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Stonecrop
Number of Varieties
2015
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Cliffs, Open areas, sand dunes, Slopes, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1310-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.80 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
White, Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
Drought Tolerant, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Insects, Mealy bugs, Slugs, Vine weevils
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
Astringent, Heals minor burns, Hypotensive, Laxative, Vermifuge, Vulnerary, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Container, Employed in herbal medicine, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
Sedum acre
Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
goldmoss stonecrop
In Hindi
Butterfly tree
Sedum acre
In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Scharfer Mauerpfeffer
In French
arbre de papillon
Orpin âcre
In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
Sedum acre
In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
Sedum acre
In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
Sedum acre
In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
Rozchodnik ostry
In Latin
Gloria ligno
Sedum acre
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Saxifragales
Family
Fabaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Bauhinia
Sedum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Cercideae
Sedeae
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Sedoideae
Number of Species
50055
1
27800
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