Botanical Name: Bauhinia blakeana
Common Name: Hong Kong Orchid Tree
Type of Plant: dicot: tree/shrub
Character partially deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a multi-trunked plant with an umbrella-shaped canopy; is irregularly branched, and more shrublike than Bauhinia variegata
Height 10-20'(25')
Spread equal
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full or partial sun
Soil prefers moist loam; tolerates most soils
Hardiness some frost (zones 19, 21, 23) prefers warm coastal locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate, conspicuously bi-lobed; gray-green; 3-6" across; larger than other Bauhinia species
Flowers rose-maroon to cranberry red; orchid-shaped, 4-6" across, in terminal racemes; larger than other Bauhinia species; fall-early winter
Fruit a large flat pod: 6-12" long, dark brown at maturity
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
an interesting accent tree, valued for its form, showy flowers, and unusual foliage; messy; suitable for subtropical-tropical
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular is preferred; tolerates some drought
Fertilizing balanced, in spring
Pruning as a tree, head high when young
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Tropical Asia
Family: Fabaceae

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