1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia
Hybrid origin, Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Bauhinia. blakeana, Bauhinia variegata Candida.
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Shady Edge
tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 19, 21, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.2.3 Minimum Width
300.00 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
Red
Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender, Violet
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Green, Blue Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green, Blue Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Green, Blue Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Transplanting
Grafting, Layering, Stem Cutting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering, Water more in summer
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
10.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
10.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf scorch, Borers, Caterpillars, Leaf spot, Mites
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
11.12 Allergy
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
12.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Food for insects, Used As Food
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
BAUHINIA blakeana
13.2 Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Blake's Butterfly Tree, Chinese Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree
13.2.1 In Hindi
Weeping Maple
हांगकांग आर्किड पेड़
13.2.2 In German
Weeping Maple
Hong Kong Orchidee Baum
13.2.3 In French
Maple pleureur
Hong Kong arbre d'orchidée
13.2.4 In Spanish
weeping maple
árbol de orquídea Hong Kong
13.2.5 In Greek
weeping maple
δέντρο ορχιδέα Χονγκ Κονγκ
13.2.6 In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
árvore de orquídea de Hong Kong
13.2.7 In Polish
płacz klonu
storczyk drzewo Hong Kong
13.2.8 In Latin
weeping maple
Hong Kong Orchid ligno
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
14.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Caesalpinioideae
14.10 Number of Species