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Kei Bauhinia

Bauhinia bowkeri

Also called Kei Neat's Foot, Kei Camel's Foot

Kei Bauhinia
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kei Bauhinia is a small tree or scrambling shrub from South Africa's Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, grown for its twin-lobed leaves and flowers. It suits a sunny, well-drained spot in warm climates.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells once established, and let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Bauhinia bowkeri is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is a scrambling shrub or small tree native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where it is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Bauhinia plants

Dwarf White Bauhinia · Bauhinia augusti · Bauhinia divaricata · Bauhinia flagelliflora · Cow's-foot · African plume · Bauhinia haughtii · Bauhinia integerrima · Texasplume · Bagnaky · Bauhinia mombassae · Napoleon's plume

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bauhinia bowkeri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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