What is
Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Herbs
Tree
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Types
-
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Number of Varieties
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0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm17.80 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Butterfly shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
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
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
-
Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
-
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Carminative, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
BAUHINIA purpurea
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
Butterfly tree
In German
henbit deadnettle
Schmetterlings- Baum
In French
henbit deadnettle
arbre de papillon
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
árbol de la mariposa
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
δέντρο πεταλούδα
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
árvore borboleta
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
drzewo Butterfly
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Gloria ligno
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fabales
Family
Lamiaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lamium
Bauhinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cercideae
Subfamily
-
Caesalpinioideae
Number of Species
26500
1
27800
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