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Mexican Orchid Tree
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Bauhinia mexicana
Pata de Cabra
8
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12 feet
10
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12 feet
Mexico
Full Sun
Part Sun/Shade
Very Low
Flowering
Hummingbirds
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About This Plant
Sun or partial shade. A tropical evergreen; the common name Pata de cabra (Goat’s foot) refers to the sharply cloven leaves. Pinkish-white, ribbonlike blooms appear throughout the warm season. Usually grown as a shrub, Mexican orchid tree can form a small twining tree if sufficiently protected from cold. If it freezes to the ground in winter, it will swiftly return from the roots in spring to regain a shrublike form by summer.
Mexican orchid tree attracts swarms of butterflies and hummingbirds to a sunny garden in summer and fall.
Maintenance
None required for a shrublike shape, although extreme cold may kill it back to the ground.