This large shrub to small tree has upright slender arching stems that form a bushy habit. It has mid green pointed lobed leaves and the white funnel-shaped flowers turn pinkish and appear in a raceme from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12

Bauhinia divaricatais naturally found from Jamaica to the Cayman Islands and Honduras growing in dry woodlands on the coast.

It prefers a moderately fertile well drained sandy soil in an open sunny position and is drought tolerant but frost tender.

The Bull-hoof Bauhinia is grown for its flowers and bushy habiat. It is planted in tropical gardens along borders for screening or as a specimen in a botanic collection. It is also grown in planter boxes or tubs in courtyards and establishes in 3 to 5 years. It is suitable for coastal regions tolerating exposed positions. ID 785

Bauhinia (bow-HIN-ee-a) divaricata(div-ar-ka-ta)

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)