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Mountain Ebony, Orchid-tree, Orchid Tree Bauhinia variegata
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Botanical Name:
Bauhinia variegata
Common Name:
Mountain Ebony, Orchid-tree, Orchid Tree
Germination Test Type:
Cut
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
10
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In Stock: 10.48 lb
Prices
Sample Bulk Pricing
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More Details Information
Characteristics
Specimen Tree
Drought Tolerant
Flowering Tree
Heat Tolerant
Street Tree
Tropical
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Growing Info:
Scarification:
Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours
Stratification:
none required
Germination:
sow seed 3/8 deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed
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Comments:
Purple or lavender terminal flowers; grown in Florida and Hawaii; Wyman calls it "a beautiful tree"; native to India and China
Physical Characteristics
: A decidious Tree growing to 12 m (39ft 4in). It is hardy to zone 9. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil.
Bauhinia variegata ( Hindi :कचनार, sanskrit : कोविदार) is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae , native to southeastern Asia , from southern China west to India . Common names include Orchid tree and Mountain-ebony . It is called Kachnar (Hindi) or Kanchan (Bengali) in India .
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