Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Australia, New Zealand
Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Number of Varieties
2017
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-138-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10-6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.80 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
Dark Red, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
waterlogging
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
Plant grows in water
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
iron-rich fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
waterlogging
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
-
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
-
Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum
Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil
In Hindi
Butterfly tree
watermilfoil
In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
watermilfoil
In French
arbre de papillon
myriophylle
In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
watermilfoil
In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
watermilfoil
In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
watermilfoil
In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
watermilfoil
In Latin
Gloria ligno
watermilfoil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Saxifragales
Family
Fabaceae
Haloragaceae
Genus
Bauhinia
Myriophyllum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Cercideae
-
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
-
Number of Species
50069
1
27800
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