Bauhinia a wonderful plant is the entrance area of your garden landscaping.
Bauhinia is a large genus with over 0 species, including both vine and dwarf varieties. The majority of species are confined to the tropics.
The most spectacular and desirable small tree is blakeana ( Orchid Tree ). it is most often grown as a shrub. This species has the unusual, heart-shaped, double lobed leaves, which characterizes the entire genre -. Grey Green in this case
The real beauty of Bauhinia is the large, fragrant, gossamer, five petal, purple, magenta or maroon flowers. They resemble be borne profusely in fact Orchids and on terminal sprays, or in the leaf axils. And they are big - maybe five inches above
When fully grown tree, blakeana may reach up to twenty meters high .. This diversity is reliably evergreen and can promote a denser and more shapely form to be circumcised.
Bauhinia forficata is a small tree diversity and also as the named butterfly bush with the buddleia . native to Brazil, it has a short stem, spreading canopy and smaller orchid-like flowers that vary from white to pale pink. It makes a perfect choice for growth a terrace.
Galpinii often called " red bauhinia " is called because of its brick red or orange flowers that as spectacular as any Bougainvillea Search . Just like the Bougainvillea, it is also to grow a good investment against a wall.
Lunarioides smaller variety with small rounded leaves and white flowers that several times during the year.
varying is one of the most widely grown variety of bloom Bauhinia. It is often considered an adult many-stemmed shrub , but when staked and pruned, is an attractive tree up to ten feet in height.
Bauhinia can best be grown in slightly acidic soil and full sun. Also as legumes ( Caesalpinia ) all Bauhinias produce masses messy pods after flowering. It is always better to cut to improve the appearance and accelerate new growth.
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