Red Orchid Tree Bauhinia galpinii 5 Seeds

The Red Orchid Tree is a rambling shrub or a climber with beautiful terracotta red flowers. The flowers have 5 spreading, clawed petals with slightly ruffled margins. They are pollinated by insects and by birds in the wild. It is very showy when in flower. Flowers late summer through early winter. It is evergreen or semi-deciduous. It has bi-lobed, grayish-green leaves that look like butterflies. Grows up to 10 feet tall and up to 25 feet wide. It is hardy in zones 9-12 so it can be grown in Central and Southern Florida and in southern California. Native to the De Kaap Valley in South Africa. Also known as the Pride of De Kaap.