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Bauhinia galpinii -- Lava Flow Plant

DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
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Howdyall:

Every time I look at this bauhinia, I think of Bo and Matty over in Hawaii by the lava flows.  It's the same shade.

The shoe is a size 12, 12" 30 cm long.  The red one didn't really show up well.

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Here's a further view:

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Here's a view from the other side of the yard.

LOOK AT ME!!!!

This specimen was in a 15 gallon pot that rooted into the ground.

By the way, the house in the background (that disembodied roof) is for sale!  Only $819K.  It has 4 BR, 2 BA and a totally cool sunken living room with a rough stone wall and giant fireplace, the perfect place to corner Doris Day . . . .

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Davey-lad, we had an old one (?) about 8' tall down in Carlsbad that bloomed like gawdahmighty. Problem is that the tree gets pretty ratty inside due to miniscule branches and lateral sprouts. It sure didn't take to pruning well either. Probably best to leave it more shrub-like, eh?

 

 

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I love this bauhinia.  I have one growing here that will be history if or when we have a bad winter.  I mulch the base heavily and it produces more blooms each year.

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(Matt N- Dallas @ Jul. 04 2007,09:45)

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I love this bauhinia.  I have one growing here that will be history if or when we have a bad winter.  I mulch the base heavily and it produces more blooms each year.

Don't give up on it so easily.

I had one in San Bernardino that froze back every year in the late 1980s.  They develop this massive root that resists all manner of horras.

Mulching heavily is also a good idea. . . .

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I just purchased 2 of these as seedlings. We have typically mild winters, based on your descriptions I think I will plant one out and keep one in a container. I think they are gorgeous and your pics are great!

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

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Bump, I could not resist the temptation and I planted a Bauhinia galpinii near a Pritchardia of mine, due to lack of free space in places exposed to sun all day long! You think I (or my Pritchardia) am gonna regret it?

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Bump, I could not resist the temptation and I planted a Bauhinia galpinii near a Pritchardia of mine, due to lack of free space in places exposed to sun all day long! You think I (or my Pritchardia) am gonna regret it?

no, i dont think so, unless the palm is a dwarf

the palm should grow up and the bauhinia will spread out

PICTURES?

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Davey-lad, we had an old one (?) about 8' tall down in Carlsbad that bloomed like gawdahmighty. Problem is that the tree gets pretty ratty inside due to miniscule branches and lateral sprouts. It sure didn't take to pruning well either. Probably best to leave it more shrub-like, eh?

HMM interesting, sorry to be 7 years late in replying.

I would agree.

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Bump, I could not resist the temptation and I planted a Bauhinia galpinii near a Pritchardia of mine, due to lack of free space in places exposed to sun all day long! You think I (or my Pritchardia) am gonna regret it?

no, i dont think so, unless the palm is a dwarf

the palm should grow up and the bauhinia will spread out

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Sorry if you were expecting something more spectacular, it's still only a sapling, but it has already grown big leathery leaves since it got ground planted by the end of this summer. Pots are there to protect Bauhinia from my dogs!

DoomsDave Grand Master

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I don't think that's a galpinii.

That looks more like a tall-growing tree type, like B. purpurea.

Has it bloomed yet?

If it is a purp, it will cramp your pritchardtia.

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Now I am very curious about the reasons for your verdict, David. If those reasons can be summarized to the seemingly upright habit of the plant, I have to say that whole plant is supported by canes and the fence itself! Anyway I am well aware what a purp is capable of, because I grow several of them, so a first test for the identification of this new Bauhinia will be its performance during coming winter. Nevertheless it was nice that you alarmed me, thanks!

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I can see that it's staked up, though the leaves look a bit large for a galpinii. That said, if you have a purpurea, you know well how big they are, too.

Keep us apprized!

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Dave, the seeds you gave me have grown into fine plants, but it looks like no flowers this first year. Now I just have to hope they make it through the winter.

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Dave, the seeds you gave me have grown into fine plants, but it looks like no flowers this first year. Now I just have to hope they make it through the winter.

How about a picture?

With something to compare to for size?

(The volunteers in my yard have viciously attacked me, with vile rumors . . . )

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Pretty!

Have two B. bidentata - first time growing Bauhinias and they are absolutely taking over, and they are in 6 inch pots. Each one is about 6 feet wide now. Can't wait to get them blooming.

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Santoury, they're vigorous buggers all right, once they get going.

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

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Spot on Dave! :greenthumb: My purported B galpinii has just produced its first flower and... it's simply not a galpinii! :rant: Thus it is essential that I find out true identity of this plant. If it grows huge, it has to be removed for the Pritchardia's sake. BTW is also NOT a purpurea. I compared both fresh and older flowers from purpurea (older flowers have their colors fade as they decline) with this first flower, which excludes the purpurea as a possible identity.

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Phoenikakias Grand Master

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From left to right side, first two flowers are from B purpurea and last flower is the one from the mystery Bauhinia.

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Pip Grand Master

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Phoenikakias could your Bauhinia be Bauhinia variegata?

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Everything other than galpinii and purpurea is on the table at the moment, alas!

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Nice! A very good contrast with the new, white Converse.

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From left to right side, first two flowers are from B purpurea and last flower is the one from the mystery Bauhinia.

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All three flowers above (two faded, one fresh) are B. variegata; none are B. purpurea.

B. purpurea has three (rarely four) stamens, narrower petals, blooms in the fall-early winter, and rarely, if ever, is successful in a Mediterranean climes.

B. variegata has five stamens, generally broader petals, blooms in spring in a wide range of colors (see below),

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SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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