Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
Plant Height: | 20 to 40 feet (6-12m) |
Plant Spread: | 20 to 40 feet (6-12m) |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Deciduous Fragrant Other: Deciduous in dry soils or cold temperatures. |
Fruit: | Other: Not produced, sterile |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | Other: Rose-purple to orchid-pink |
Bloom Size: | 5"-6" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Sterile hybrid |
Propagation: Other methods: | Layering Other: Grafting |
Parentage: | Bauhinia purpurea x Bauhinia variegata |