Bauhinia scandens

  • Product number: 641166
  • Origin: Tropical America
  • Latin: Bauhinia scandens

This climber, with its beautiful heart-shaped leaves, produces an abundance of light pink flowers, each with 5 petals that appear to float on a slender attachment... The plant can tolerate some night frost, but it's best to bring it indoors during winter! The flowers, leaves, and fruits of the plant are edible.

Names:
Latin: Bauhinia scandens
Dutch: Klimmende Orchideeboom
English: Climbing Orchid Tree

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Sowing method: Pre-soak seeds in 85°C water, then leave them in the cooling water for 24 hours. Sow swollen seeds in coco peat (mixed with sand) at 25-30°C.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May

Harvesting time:

  • Not applicable / Unknown

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: Light pink flowers with five petals
  • Origin: Tropical America
  • Average growth height: More than 200 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Bauhinia scandens
  • Dutch: Climbing Orchid Tree
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
  • English: Climbing Orchid Tree
  • All year round

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