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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Grass  
Tree  

Origin
China  
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree  

Number of Varieties
1500  
10
Not Available  

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11  
9-13  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8  
12-9  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm  
40
760.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
10.00 cm  
99+
17.80 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Not Available  
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Not Available  
Green, Sandy Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Acicular  
Butterfly shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Not Available  
Early Spring, Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Apply N-P-K  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
None  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels  
Birds  

Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching  
Not Available  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose  

Beauty Benefits
Not Available  
Not Available  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems  
Carminative, Laxative  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem  
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem  

Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA oldhamii  
BAUHINIA purpurea  

Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo  
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree  

In Hindi
Bānsa  
Butterfly tree  

In German
Bambus  
Schmetterlings- Baum  

In French
Bambou  
arbre de papillon  

In Spanish
Bambú  
árbol de la mariposa  

In Greek
μπαμπού  
δέντρο πεταλούδα  

In Portuguese
bambu  
árvore borboleta  

In Polish
Bambus  
drzewo Butterfly  

In Latin
Bamboo  
Gloria ligno  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Fabales  

Family
Poaceae  
Fabaceae  

Genus
Bambusa  
Bauhinia  

Clade
Not Available  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
Cercideae  

Subfamily
Not Available  
Caesalpinioideae  

Number of Species
Not Available  
500  
33

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Difference Between Giant Timber Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

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Importance of Giant Timber Bamboo and Butterfly Tree

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Giant Timber Bamboo and Butterfly Tree. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Giant Timber Bamboo and Butterfly Tree as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Giant Timber Bamboo is Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever and Urinary tract problems whereas of Butterfly Tree is Carminative and Laxative. Giant Timber Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available while Butterfly Tree has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available.

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How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Giant Timber Bamboo vs Butterfly Tree and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Giant Timber Bamboo are allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching whereas of Butterfly Tree have Not Available respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Giant Timber Bamboo has no showy fruits and Butterfly Tree has no showy fruits. Also Giant Timber Bamboo is not flowering and Butterfly Tree is not flowering . You can compare Giant Timber Bamboo and Butterfly Tree facts and facts of other plants too.

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