Bauhinia purpurea var. alba seeds grow into the white orchid tree a white-flowered variety of the purple orchid tree, sharing the same distribution across the seasonally dry tropical biome of the Indian subcontinent east through Myanmar. The flowers of var. alba are pure white to very pale pink, lacking the purple-pink pigmentation of the typical species, and appear in the same autumn-winter season, before or with the falling of the distinctive bilobed ‘butterfly’ leaves. An exceptionally beautiful ornamental tree for warm tropical and subtropical gardens, the white-flowered form is sometimes considered more refined in effect than the purple type. Family Fabaceae.

Full sun; fast-growing; adaptable to a range of well-drained soils in warm tropical and subtropical climates. Drought-tolerant once established.

• Large, pure white orchid-like flowers in autumn-winter the white form of B. purpurea
• Bilobed butterfly leaves; same character and habit as the purple species
• Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar seasonally dry tropical biome
• Drought-tolerant; fast-growing; widely used in tropical landscape planting
• Full sun; warm tropical to subtropical; adaptable to varied soils

Bauhinia purpurea var. alba is the white orchid tree the pure white autumn-winter flowers create an even more luminous display than the purple form, and the combination of pristine white blooms on bare branches makes this one of the most elegant flowering trees in the tropical garden palette.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.