Bauhinia Species, Mountain Ebony, Orchid Tree, Pink Butterfly Tree, Purple Bauhinia

This tree, known as Koiraalo, grows well even on dry steep hillsides in the Himalayas. The flowers are made into a very tasty curry dish.

I need some info that I can't seem to find. Can anyone tell me if the orchid tree has to be a certain age to bloom. My friend has one i...Read Moret about 3 years old but has not bloomed? thanks

These trees seem to be hit or miss. Some are beautiful but most seem to be misshapen, straggly and short lived. If you happen to get on...Read Moree of the non-straggly ones they are well worth planting.

This plant grows well in Zone 9b (Chandler AZ). It survives the winter cold okay, even though it lost the canopy 2 years ago in a hard f...Read Morerost but the roots survived and grew a new 6 ft canopy in 12 months.
The tree needs regular watering during the summer months and feed 1x per month with iron to prevent chlorosis during the growing season and summer months.

Orchid Tree, Butterfly Tree, Mountain Ebony, Geranium Tree, Purple Bauhinia Bauhinia purpurea is Naturalized in Texas and other States.

Grows very well here in Titusville, FL. It procreates without assistance, thank you very much! It is so beautiful in March/April when i...Read Moret blooms. It is partialy shaded by a live oak and water oak. It gets 30 minutes of water, twice a week.

The only time B. purpurea is attractive is when it is in bloom. The rest of the year it usually suffers from a lack of minor elem...Read Moreents shown by its unattractive yellowed leaves.

The Purple Orchid tree (B. variegata, B. purpurea) is hardy down to about 22 F. Flowers are 2-3" wide with colors ranging from li...Read Moreght pink to orchid purple.

(Information from the Sunset Western Garden Book (c) 2001.)
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Let you know I live in deep south Texas and my neighbor has an Orchid Tree. I am surprised it acctually grew down here in the heat. I'll ...Read Moretry to get a picture of it

This is a fast growing pretty tree that easily sows it's own seeds around it. It is very easy to grow from seed. It does look it's best...Read More if it is cut back every fall. It will have loads of orchid-like flowers every year. I liked it for it's Oriental look, which suits my tastes well.