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Bauhinia purpurea
The Purple Orchid Tree is an exotic tropical tree that blooms over a long period of time. The beautiful & fragrant, classic, orchid-like flowers of Bauhinia purpurea makes this small tree, a favourite of many plant lovers. In fall, before the leaves drop, Orchid-Tree is festooned with many showy and delightfully fragrant, five-inch-wide blossoms, the narrow purple, pink, and lavender petals arranged to closely resemble an orchid. These flowers appear on the trees from September through November and are a beautiful sight to see, creating a vivid splash of color in the autumn landscape.
Native to India, it spreads into the wild, can grow to 35-40 feet tall with an equal spread, likes full sun & well drained soil.
We have about 4 to 5 trees growing around the garden close to my home. There are the beautiful pink ones too. Will try to post those images too.
Spotted on Dec 12, 2010
Submitted on Oct 6, 2011
3 Comments
Welcome.
Thank you, Satyen!
Lovely colour, Surekha and great information. Thanks for sharing.