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camel's foot tree, ebony wood, Kuchnar, mountain ebony, orchid tree
Synonyms
Bauhinia alba hort., Bauhinia aurita, Bauhinia purpurea hort.
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- Time to Maturity
- No preference
Botanical Details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Native to GB/Ireland
- No
- Genus
- A large genus of around 300 species of flowering deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or small trees. The green foliage is lobed and shaped like a camel's foot, and the often fragrant, five-petalled flowers appear in late winter to early summer in shades of magenta, mauve, pink, white or crimson-red
- Name Status
- Correct
- Plant Range
- E Asia