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

DESCRIPTION: NAME: White Tree OrchidOTHER COMMON NAMES: Mountain Ebony / White Bauhinia / Orchid Tree / Butterfly Flower / Butterfly Tree / Camel's Foot / Hawaiian Orchid TreeSCIENTIFIC NAME: Bauhinia Alba syn. Bauhinia Variegata var. CandidaCOLOR: WhitePLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frostBLOOM TIME: Winter - SpringHARDINESS ZONE: 8 - 12PLANT HEIGHT: 15 - 30'PLANT SPACING: 15 - 30'LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part ShadeSOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: AverageQUANTITY: 10 SeedsOTHER: This show-stopping tropical tree is native to Indian subcontinent, but has been naturalized in the US, The Caribbean, Australia, & beyond. They are a wonderful ornamental, growing quickly but not too large. They are actually a legume, & are able to tolerate poor soils & even help to fix the nitrogen levels in the soil making it more fertile. The large showy orchid-like flowers smother the tree in white flowers that attract HUMMINGBIRDS. After blooming, the flowers turn i