When orchid tree flowers don’t appear, it’s easy to become concerned. Orchid trees are selected for their ornamental appeal, and their blooms are a major part of this. So it’s understandable that a no ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are some 200 species of Bauhinia, the genus of showy flowering trees and shrubs commonly known as orchid tree and named for the 16th-and-17th-century Swiss botanist brothers Bauhin. Perhaps the ...

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: 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? A: According ...

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 ...

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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, ...