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Fabaceae
Mountain Ebony
Bauhinia variegata
Twin souls and harmony.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Native to
- China, India, Southeast Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- tree
- Height
- 20-35 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The genus Bauhinia was named after twin Swiss botanists Johann and Caspar Bauhin, represented by the twin-lobed leaves.
- The distinctive butterfly-shaped leaves fold together at night as if the tree is sleeping.
- In Hong Kong, the related Bauhinia blakeana appears on the flag and coins, symbolizing the city.
- Mountain ebony blooms so profusely in spring that the branches are completely obscured by flowers.
- The flower buds are edible and are pickled or used in curries in parts of India.
Color meanings
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unity
1
devotion
2
beauty