Bauhinia galpinii
COMMON NAME | Nasturtium
Bauhinia, Red Bauhinia, Red-butterfly-tree, Pride of the Cape |
TYPE | Tree |
FAMILY | Fabaceae |
NOTES | A semi-deciduous,
sprawling, wide-spreading shrub to 10 feet tall by 15 feet wide with
deeply-lobed heart-shaped dark green leaves and bright brick-red or
salmon-colored blooms appearing in the late summer through early winter. At
maturity it can possibly spread up to 25 feet wide, easily kept smaller. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe |
NATIVE HABITAT | In woodland and
forest margins, also on termite mounds |
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