This small tree has pale yellow bell like blooms with a deep red spot in the middle and fades to a red by the end of the day. Grows in all soil types and blooms throughout the year.
Posts from ‘May, 2008’
Bauhinia purpurea – Purple Orchid Tree
A medium tree with showy purple flowers. The tree is deciduous and blooms in the fall. May reach a height of 30-35 feet with an equal spread when fully matured.
Bauhinia blakeana – Hong Kong Orchid
This medium sized tree has large purple flowers that blooms in the fall and winter. It will not produce seed pods, making it one of the most desirable orchid trees.
Acacia farnesiana – Sweet Acacia
A small salt tolerant evergreen tree with golden yellow pompom like flowers and thorny branches. It’s fragrant flowers are used for the perfume industry throughout Europe. Blooms spring and winter.
Bauhinia monandra – Butterfly Tree
A small deciduous tree that blooms in the summer and fall. The flowers are pink with one petal being almost completely maroon.
Bauhinia acuminata – Dwarf White Orchid
This plant can be used in the landscape as either a large shrub or a small tree. Has white flowers and blooms year round.
