Botanical names: Bauhinia corymbosa, Phanera corymbosa
Common names: Vining bauhinia, Climbing Bauhinia, Camel's foot
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: Southeast Asia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Pretty, evergreen vine climbing by tendrils w/ dainty, bilobed leaves and clusters of lavender-pink, orchid-like flowers over long spring-fall season, displayed for a long period. It's a delicate, small-leaved but vigorous viner, adaptable to sun or light shade, and tolerates drought and light frost (zone 9). It has the characteristic Bauhinia butterfly leaves. A fine texture vine.
Similar plants: Bauhinia corymbosa (Vining bauhinia)
- Bauhinia bassacensis (Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia bidentata (Orange Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia kockiana (Red Trailing Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia purpurea (Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia variegata (Orchid tree)
- Bauhinia yunnanensis (Chinese Orchid Tree)
- Phanera roxburghiana (Notched-Leaf Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia acuminata (Dwarf White Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia aureifolia (Gold Leaf Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/bauhinia_corymbosa.htm