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Bauhinia aculeata
[Bauhinia albicans, Bauhinia albiflora, Bauhinia affinis, etc.]
'White Orchid Tree'
[ Leguminosae ] [ Tropical America ]
One of the hardiest of the Bauhinias, The beautiful, white, three to four-inch-wide, orchid-like blooms appear in abundance from spring through summer and are followed by flat, dark brown seed pods. White Orchid-Tree makes a spectacular vase-shaped specimen, shade, or patio tree, or fits well into a mixed shrubbery border provided it is grown in the full sun.
Bauhinia aculeata

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Shrub . Flowering plant . Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . Plant which produce fragrant flowers .
Habitat
zone 10b = Winter minimum temperature 2C to 4C (35F to 40F)


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Drought-Tolerant
Fast-Growing

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 soil + 2 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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