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The listing, purple orchid tree seeds "2" has ended.

this auction is for 2 seeds that is all i have
Purple orchid tree is closely related to peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) and to the tree many consider the world's most beautiful, the royal poinciana (Delonix regia) - and it shows! Purple orchid tree (usually just called orchid tree) is staggeringly beautiful when in bloom - and it blooms for several months! Orchid tree grows 20-40 ft (6-12 m) tall and 10-20 ft (3-6 m) wide with a spreading crown of briefly deciduous leaves which are 4-6 in (10-15 cm) across and rounded with lobed ends and heart shaped bases. The leaves are shaped a little like a cow's hoof. Some cultivars have leaves with white variegations. The flowers are reminiscent of showy orchids, with five irregular, usually slightly overlapping petals in shades of magenta, lavender or purplish blue. The flowers often make their first appearance in late winter while the tree is bare of leaves. The blooming period then lasts until early summer. The flowers are 3-5 in (7.6-12.7 cm) across and carried in clusters at the branch tips. A member of the bean family, orchid tree produces flattened brown woody legumes (pods) up to 12 in (30.5 cm) long. The cultivar 'Candida' (white orchid tree) has snow white flowers with greenish veins.
Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia X blakeana is a sterile hybrid between (probably) B. variegata and B. purpurea, and is usually considered to be the most beautiful of all the orchid trees. It is a somewhat larger tree, evergreen with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers.
Questions & Comments
Original
thanks for bidding
+1
Jul 21st, 2011 at 7:40:45 AM PDT by
Original
beautiful flowers! do you know what zones this will do well in?
Jul 21st, 2011 at 8:27:54 PM PDT by
Original
i don.t know much about them so if you want you can google
"purple orchid tree" and that will give all the info you need
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 6:40:52 AM PDT by
Original
U.S.D.A. zones 9b - 11, Deciduous tree
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 6:47:50 AM PDT by
Original
i did the research sorry for asking you to do it
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 6:48:39 AM PDT by
Original
thats ok, lol! however, im sad because im in zone 7 and i dont think they'd survive! :-(
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 7:59:03 AM PDT by
Original
ok thanks
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 1:28:47 PM PDT by
Original
you can bonsai it and keep it in a sunny window when it gets cold
and keep it out side when it warm
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 8:10:29 AM PDT by
Original
or just keep it in a pot it does not have to be bonsai
just something you can bring in when it gets to cold
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 8:11:51 AM PDT by
Original
i also have 2 dwarf white orchid tree seeds if the bid goes over 1000
i will give the winner these seeds too
happy bidding
Jul 23rd, 2011 at 8:22:28 AM PDT by
Original
if the bid goes over 500
i will throw some bonus seeds the winner will receive 5-20 bonus seeds
here are the seeds the winner can choose from
love lies bleeding, red hot poker, peppermint zinnia, coleus black dragon,
ageratum blue mink, blackcurrant ice, cosmos double click
thanks everyone
Jul 29th, 2011 at 11:09:10 AM PDT by

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