Bauhinia tomentosa | St Thomas & Bell Orchid & Yellow Butterfly Tree | 5_Seeds Spring Azure

Bauhinia tomentosa | St Thomas & Bell Orchid & Yellow Butterfly Tree | 5_Seeds Spring AzureThese seeds were collected from Bauhinia tomentosa, also known as St. Thomas Tree, Yellow Bauhinia, Yellow Bell Orchid Tree, and Yellow Butterfly Tree. These trees live to live in sun to partial shade where they grow to about 15 feet high. The bright yellow blossoms are out from the middle of the summer until early fall. The botanist Linnaeus name the genus Bauhinia after two swiss scientists by the names of Gaspard and Johann Bauhin. Bauhinia in

and tall boneset

The ODC variety was selected for six generations

This is Passiflora caerulea Charlotte Corday

Witness the life cycle of these fascinating creatures as they find shelter and nourishment on your Datura metel Triple Purple

and Corkstem Passionflower

USDA Hardiness Zone 11

and downy paintedcup

All Aristolochia species

and it is a tender perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 10

This is a larval host plant for the Common Mormon

While not edible

also known as Inca Peanut