Bauhinia trees — commonly called orchid trees for their flowers or butterfly trees for their leaves — belong to a genus of more than 300 species of flowering plants including trees, vines and shrubs ...

Although orchid trees are unrelated to the orchid plant, their flowers, such as these specimens from a lavender orchid tree, closely resemble the similarly named beauties. (David Gress photo) Each ...

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Question: I live in Austin, and I'm considering planting an Anacacho Orchid Tree. How cold tolerant is it? Would the tree have been damaged in the recent 18 degree temperatures we experienced? So, the ...

The best place to see Hong Kong orchid trees bloom is in old Las Palmas, but they’re scattered all over town, too. Perhaps this enclave is the ideal climate for these exotic trees that have long ...

IF you are a fan of orchids, then you will love orchid trees. Where orchids only flower once a year, the trees flower most of the year. Orchids require special care, but orchid trees are hardy, ...

Q. My orchid tree seedlings are 3-4 feet tall and staked because they're weak. A friend has old orchid trees whose trunks are twisted, created out of two or more trees. My seedings would adapt to this ...