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Bauhinia forficata
Also called Orchid Tree, Brazilian Orchid Tree, Thorny Orchid Tree, Pata De Vaca
Brazilian orchid tree is a medium-sized semi-evergreen tree in the pea family, native to South America, grown for its showy orchid-like flowers. It needs full sun, well-drained soil and warm frost-free conditions.
Bauhinia forficata, commonly known as Brazilian orchid tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to South America.
Bauhinia forficata is native to South America.
Dwarf White Bauhinia · African plume · Napoleon's plume · Orchid Bauhinia · Butterfly-tree · Bidi Leaf Tree · St. Thomas tree · Mountain ebony · Hong Kong Orchidtree · Orchid Trees
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bauhinia forficata 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.
