1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
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
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
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, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
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 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
White
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
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
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
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, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
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
Needs Very high moisture
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
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
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
Birds
Bees, Flies, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Root, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
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, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
OENANTHE javanica
7.2 Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
7.2.1 In Hindi
Butterfly tree
Water Celery
7.2.2 In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Wasser Sellerie
7.2.3 In French
arbre de papillon
Céleri d'eau
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
El apio agua
7.2.5 In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
Σέλινο νερό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
Aipo água
7.2.7 In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
Seler Woda
7.2.8 In Latin
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
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Apioideae
8.10 Number of Species