Bauhinia grevei, from Madagascar

[Eric in Orlando]

Bauhinia grevei is flowering this summer. It is a small scraggly tree from Madagascar. This is is about 7ft tall and only 2 years old from seed. It is planted in the Arid Garden where it gets full baking sun all day and only rainfall. It is also in very poor, rocky sand.

I have seedlings of Bauhinia madagascariensis and it looks very similar to B. grevei.

[SubTropicRay]

Nice! Does Leu grow B. grandidieri?

[Peter]

Nice one Eric!

[edric]

What color Eric, very nice, Ed

[Cindy Adair]

I like the look of this Bauhina. I'm only familiar with the ones commonly grown, but will have to add this one to my wish list.Thanks!

[Eric in Orlando]

Nice! Does Leu grow B. grandidieri?

There is a Bauhinia grandidieri and a B. rufescens growing in the same area. They are great drought tolerant specimens.

[Hillizard]

My Bauhinia grevei is just now coming into bloom, after a hard pruning this spring. I stuffed four in one pot to get a bushier look with this rambling shrub. They were grown from seed (RPS). I'm still hopeful my (potted) B. semla might bloom this year. Both my (in-ground) Bauhinia X blakeana and my B. variegata Alba (= Candida) are growing well, but probably won't bloom this year after the winter frost they endured. Still, I'm impressed how they all do in this intense sun and dry heat.