Orchid tree
Formats
Small tree with intense pink aromatic flowers in spring. Very useful for its size as a small tree for narrow pavements. Many parts of the plant have medicinal properties. Good shade tree.
Semi-deciduous tree up to 10 m high, with more or less smooth bark and young pubescent twigs. Simple, rounded leaves, about 10-20 cm long and wide. They have two rounded lobes and a cordate base. The upper side is glaucous, glabrous. Flowers in short clusters borne mainly on old branches.
Use
Street Tree, Shade tree, Singular, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal
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Description
Small tree, orchid like mauve flowers.
Flowering
| Flower colour | White, Pink |
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| Fragrant | Flower |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Semi-deciduous |
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| Foliage colour | Green |
Botanical information
| Botanical name | Bauhinia variegata |
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When to plant?
| Planting period | March, April, May, October, November, December, Spring, Autumn |
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Where to plant?
| Type of use | Street Tree, Shade tree, Singular, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil type | Loose |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean |
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