10 WHITE ORCHID TREE Bauhinia Alba syn Variegata Candida Hawaiian Mountain Ebony Camel’s Foot Butterfly Flower Tree Hummingbird Seeds

Description:

Name: White Tree Orchid
Other common names include Mountain Ebony, White Bauhinia, Orchid Tree, Butterfly Flower, Butterfly Tree, Camel’s Foot, and Hawaiian Orchid Tree.
Scientific name: Bauhinia Alba syn. Bauhinia Variegata var. Candida
Color: White
Plant the seeds outdoors after the frost risk has passed or indoors several weeks before the last expected frost.
Bloom time: Winter to Spring
Hardiness zone: 8 – 12
Plant height: 15 – 30 feet
Plant spacing: 15 – 30 feet
Light requirements: Sun to partial shade
Soil and water preferences: Average
Quantity: 10 seeds

This tropical tree is native to the Indian subcontinent but has also naturalized in the US, the Caribbean, Australia, amongst other regions. Known for its rapid growth and moderate size, it’s primarily valued as an ornamental plant. Belonging to the legume family, it can thrive in poor soil conditions and helps improve nitrogen levels in the soil, thereby enhancing fertility. The tree features large, showy orchid-like flowers that cover it in a blanket of white, attracting hummingbirds. Post-bloom, the plant develops large 6 – 9-inch seed pods, which remain as an interest point through the winter.