Pronounciation: Bow-HEN-ee-a lun-ar-ee-OI-deez

Hardiness zones
Sunset 10-13, 18-23
USDA 9-11

Landscape Use: Small, single or multiple trunk accent tree for xeric and oasis design themes, nice patio tree or large accent shrub for flower border or border background, large container plant, also makes a fairly nice clipped hedge.

Form & Character: Rounded, delicate, open, refined, subtropical.

Growth Habit: Semi-evergreen, woody, broadleaf perennial large shrub to small tree, moderate growth rate to 12- to 15-feet tall with less than equal spread, tends to sprout epicormic shoots at base of trunk.

Foliage/Texture: Small, alternate, rounded, emarginated leaves, 3/4- to 1-inch long, leaf size increased slightly under cultivated conditions where regular supplemental irrigations are present; medium fine texture.

Flowers & Fruits: Terminal racemes of relatively smallish (compared to other Bauhinia sp.) white or pink orchid-like flowers, fragrant; fruit a small flattened bean pod.

Seasonal Color: White to pinkish flowers in early spring, repeat blooms possible.

Temperature: Avoid western exposures having high reflected light conditions.

Light: Partial shade to full sun. Growth habit is more compact if positioned in full sun and more open if positioned in partial shade.

Soil: Tolerant of alkaline soils.

Watering: Supplemental watering during the summer months helps to improve and sustain canopy density.

Pruning: Only minimal pruning to shape is needed. Though sometimes confused Phoenix 'hort clods' will seize the moment and do what they do best (err....worst)....shear it into some geometric orb or semi-formal hedge......OY VEY!!!

Propagation: Seed

Disease and Pests: None

Additional comments: Anacacho orchid tree is a small, delicate, sparsely canopied flowering tree for desert gardens. The genus Bauhinia contains over 300 species of flowering trees, shrubs and woody vines that are native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the world.