1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
1.4 Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
agricultural areas, Wet lands
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
17.80 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Acicular
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
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
Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
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
Birds
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Diabetes, Sleepiness
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
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Food for animals, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
SACCHARUM officinarum
7.2 Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Sugarcane
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Saccharum
7.2.3 In French
arbre de papillon
Canne à sucre
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
Saccharum
7.2.5 In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
Saccharum
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
Cana-de-açúcar
7.2.7 In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
Saccharum
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species