1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia, Malaysia
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
1.4 Types
Not Available
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
1.9 Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm17.80 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Green, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green, Purple
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Full-strength liquid fertilizer
Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Red blotch, Stem rot
Red blotch
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Soil protection, soil stabilisation
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection, Weight loss
Carminative, Laxative
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, useful as a ground cover
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Plectranthus scutellarioides
BAUHINIA purpurea
7.2 Common Name
Coleus, Painted nettle
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Buntnessel
Schmetterlings- Baum
7.2.3 In French
Vieux garçon
arbre de papillon
7.2.4 In Spanish
coleo
árbol de la mariposa
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
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, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Caesalpinioideae
8.10 Number of Species