Bauhinia lunarioides

Exposure: full sun, reflected sun, part shade
Water: drought resistant but best looking with most flowers if water once a month in growing season
Soil: well-drained
Propagation: seed (flower color will be variable)
Maintenance: low; prune if necessary

Bauhinia lunarioides
Chihuahuan orchid shrub
Fabaceae Family

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of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.

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Bauhinia lunarioides flower

Form: shrub
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: 6-8ft wide, spread 5-6ft
Leaves: 2-lobed leaf looks like butterfly wings; grayish green
Flowers: profuse bloomer pink or white; orchid-shaped; boom in spring and summer, sometimes with rain in fall
Fruit: bean pods
Stems/Trunks: stems woody with age
Range/Origin: Chihuahuan desert, Mexico and western Texas
Hardiness: hardy

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

background shrub
color
can be used as accent plant

Chihuahuan orchid shrub

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

Exposure: full sun, reflected sun, part shade
Water: drought resistant but best looking with most flowers if water once a month in growing season
Soil: well-drained
Propagation: seed (flower color will be variable)
Maintenance: low; prune if necessary
Research by Master Gardener Barbara Schneidau


leaf form and seed pod on Bauhinia lunarioides

NOTES:
Flowers are small but lovely, plant is covered with blooms.
Bushier in full sun.

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