Synonyms: Bauhinia alba, Bauhinia variegata var. alboflava
Buddhist Bauhinia is a sensational orchid tree that shows off masses of white flowers winter through spring, then again in the summer. The flowers are sweetly scented as well. The fast-growing Buddhist Bauhinia grows 20-40 feet in height with a 20-25 ft spread, the slender trunks topped with arching branches clothed in large, two-lobed, deciduous leaves. The flowers are followed by 12-inch-long, slender, brown, flat seedpods. Zones 8-11