Bauhinia forficata Abutilon a dynamite specimen plant

a dynamite specimen plant

Musa 'Orinoco' amazes visitors with its nice fruit clusters in our Zone 7b garden

partial-sun site

This is a rare native that is easily grown in gardens so growing it can aid in preventing its extinction

Bauhinia forficata Abutilon a dynamite specimen plantBauhinia forficata is one of only two species of the normally tropical orchid tree that survives long term in our cold winters. Although the Brazilian Orchid tree survives for us, it does so as a dieback perennial and not as a 35' small tree that it becomes in more tropical regions. About the best we can expect in our Zone 7b climate is 8' of growth, which is adorned with Jeffersonia like, bifurcate (two lobed) leaves and further complemented,