General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 20 - 35 feet
Plant Spread: 20 - 35 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Fruit: Other: 6 to 12 inch slender, flat dry pods containing several seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Creamy-gray
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Orchid Tree
  • Bauhinia
  • Brazilian Orchid Tree
  • Pata-de-Vaca

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Location: Cordoba, Argentina

Date: August
credit: Valentino Liberali

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