TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bauhinia variegata Alba, Bauhinia variegata Candida
White orchid tree, White Mountain EbonyFamily: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: India
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Medium sized tree with abundant large fragrant white flowers with lemon-green markings that appear in winter-spring and intermittenly in summer. The tree has a short trunk, spreads branches and is marginally frost hardy. In tropical climate it is semi-evergreen, in cooler climates it is deciduous, flowering on leafless branches.
Learn more: Bauhinias: trees with Orchid Flowers and Butterfly Wings
Similar plants:
- Bauhinia acuminata (Dwarf White Orchid Tree, White Bauhinia, Kaa-long, Snowy Orchid)
- Bauhinia aureifolia (Gold Leaf Bauhinia, Bai Mai Si Thong)
- Bauhinia bassacensis, Phanera bassacensis (Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia bidentata, Phanera bidentata (Orange Bauhinia, Orange Orchid Vine)
- Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia bowkeri (Kei White Bauhinia, Bowker's Bauhinia, Keibeesklou)
- Bauhinia corymbosa, Phanera corymbosa (Vining bauhinia, Climbing Bauhinia, Camel's foot)
- Bauhinia cunninghamii, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii (Jigal Tree, Kimberley Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia divaricata (Butterfly Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia forficata, Bauhinia candicans (Pata de Vaca, Brazilian Orchid Tree)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/bauhinia_alba.htm
Bauhinia variegata alba, White orchid tree, White Mountain Ebony. Spectacular flowering tree. The most cold hardy of all bauhinias, cold hardy to at least 26F. Fast growing, good shade tree.
Learn more: Bauhinias: trees with Orchid Flowers and Butterfly Wings
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Megaflor - Bloom Nutrition Booster
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Learn more: Bauhinias: trees with Orchid Flowers and Butterfly Wings
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Megaflor - Bloom Nutrition Booster
Grown in
6-10"/1-3 gal pot
In stock
$39.95