1 What is
1.2 Life Span
1.5 Type
1.6 Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Hybrid origin
1.7 Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Not Available
1.7.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Damp Places, Marshy ground
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.11 AHS Heat Zone
1.12 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.13 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
760.00 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
4.2.1 Minimum Width
17.80 cm50.80 cm
0.1
6350
4.3 Plant Color
4.3.1 Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink
4.4.3 Flower Color Modifier
4.4.6 Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Not Available
4.4.8 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
4.4.11 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
4.5.2 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
4.5.3 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Light Green
4.7 Shape
4.7.1 Leaf Shape
5.2 Thorns
6 Season
6.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
6.2 Growing Conditions
6.2.2 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
6.2.4 Growth Rate
6.2.6 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
6.2.8 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
6.2.10 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
6.3.1 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer
7.1.1 Repeat Bloomer
7.3 Tolerances
8 Care
8.1 Where to Plant?
8.3 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
8.4 Plant Maintenance
8.5 Watering Plants
8.5.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
8.5.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
8.5.5 In Spring
8.6.3 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
8.7 Soil
8.7.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
8.8.1 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
8.9.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
8.11 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
8.13 Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
9.1 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
9.3 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot
9.5 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Moisture
10 Facts
10.1 Flowers
10.2.2 Flower Petal Number
10.3 Fruits
10.3.1 Showy Fruit
10.5.1 Edible Fruit
10.7 Fragrance
10.7.1 Fragrant Flower
10.9.1 Fragrant Fruit
10.10.1 Fragrant Leaf
10.12.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.2 Showy Foliage
11.3 Showy Bark
11.4 Foliage Texture
11.6 Foliage Sheen
11.7 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.11 Self-Sowing
11.13 Attracts
12.2 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
13.1.3 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.5 Edible Uses
13.1.6 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
Not Available
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Not Available
13.2.5 Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Not Available
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'
15.2 Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar
15.2.1 In Hindi
15.3.1 In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Tritoma
15.3.2 In French
arbre de papillon
Tritoma
15.4.1 In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
tritoma
15.4.2 In Greek
15.5.1 In Portuguese
15.5.2 In Polish
15.6.1 In Latin
16 Classification
16.1 Kingdom
16.3 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
16.5 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
16.7 Order
16.8 Family
16.10 Genus
16.12 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
16.13 Tribe
16.14 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Not Available
16.15 Number of Species