Hong Kong Orchid Tree seeds Bauhinia purpurea MAGENTA

LATIN NAME: Bauhinia purpurea

COMMON NAME: Orchid Tree

The orchid tree is the magenta splash of the warm street, and the wide, orchid-like flowers cover the crown through the early spring. The small, semi-evergreen tree carries the bilobed, butterfly-shaped leaves and the wide, orchid-like, magenta-purple flowers with the darker veins through the early spring, one of the fine, bold sights of the warm street, to be followed by the long, flat pods. The tree is a fine, bold presence of the warm garden, the avenue and the courtyard. It is a tree of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The orchid tree is a bold subject of the plant science, and the orchid-like flowers keep showing up in the work on the flowering trees. The breeding of the bauhinias for the flower colour and the long bloom has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the warm-climate flowering trees, the legume trees and the members of the pea family. The bilobed, butterfly-shaped leaves and the small, spreading habit have also made it a fine garden tree, and the orchid tree is a regular subject of the work on the bold flowering trees of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The orchid tree is a fine, bold tree of the warm garden and the avenue. The wide, orchid-like, magenta-purple flowers cover the crown through the early spring, one of the fine, bold sights of the warm street, drawing the bees and the hummingbirds, and the bilobed, butterfly-shaped leaves follow through the season. The tree gives the fine, light shade of the courtyard and the avenue, and it is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the street tree and the statement planting of the warm regions. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for the magenta flowers and the bold, early ways, and it is a fine, long-lived tree of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.

The orchid tree is one of the bold flowering trees of the warm street, and the bilobed, butterfly-shaped leaves follow the magenta flowers. The tree gives the fine, light shade of the courtyard.

To grow the orchid tree from seed, sow the small, flat seeds a little under the surface of a tray of damp, free-draining soil, keep the tray in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then set the young plants out after the last frosts. The seedlings come through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the well-drained ground, the magenta flowers will cover the crown through the early spring.

Gorgeous Perennial

Hong Kong Red Orchid Tree seeds "Bauhinia Blakeana"

The Red Hong Kong Orchid Tree, "Bauhinia Blakeana" are very spectacular flowering perennials and can grow to the height of 10 feet or greater as it gets well established, often bearing many elegant 2- 3 inch blooms which look spectacular in the garden. Perennials are the main stay of every garden. They produce the consistancy and brilliance of every landscaped garden.