Common varieties of redbud

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white-flowered bauhinia

giant redbud

redbud bush

Canadian Redbud

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The flowers of Bauhinia have the same color as roses and are shaped like a group of dancing butterflies. In fact, there are many different varieties of Bauhinia, each of which is a masterpiece of nature. The editor will lead you to get to know them.

white-flowered bauhinia

Bauhinia albicans

Bauhinia albicans is a variant of Bauhinia alba, with white flowers.

Clumped or solitary shrub, 2-5 meters high; bark and twigs gray-white.

The leaves are papery, nearly round or triangular, usually hairless on both sides, the young leaves are green, and only the petiole is slightly purple.

Giant Redbud

Giant redbud is a deciduous tree or large tree. The average plant can grow up to 30 meters. It is an excellent native tree species with great ornamental value discovered in recent years.

The leaves of Giant Bauhinia are alternate, whole-edged, heart-shaped or nearly round, and the branches are soft and drooping, dense and elegant. The calyx is purple-red, shaped like a purple butterfly, with flowers first and then leaves.

When viewing flowers in spring, the inflorescences are large and dense, and the flowers are brightly colored.

When viewing leaves in summer, the leaves are dense, heart-shaped, round and shiny.

The fruit pods are large in autumn, green when they first appear, reddish-brown when mature, flat and long, with slightly pointed ends.

Looking at the trunk in winter, the fallen leaves are more sparse, the trunk is tall and straight, the bark is agate gray, and the branches are whirling.

Clustered Redbud

The cluster redbud is a cluster of redbuds, which can reach a height of more than 4 meters, with a crown width of 100-300 cm and generally 5-10 branches.

Canadian Redbud

The plant height is about 4-5 meters, and the branches are dark gray with light-colored lenticels.

New leaves are purple-red, and old leaves are copper-brown in summer in a sunny environment. If there is insufficient light, they will turn to green-brown. In autumn, they will turn red, and the back of the leaves will be light pink. .

Flowers appear first before leaves, and clusters of 4 to 10 flowers form short racemes. Old stems, new branches, and short branches can all bloom. The corolla is butterfly-shaped and rose red. The flowering period is April.

The pods are strip-shaped and flat, and turn reddish brown when mature from August to September. They contain nearly round seeds, but the fruiting rate after flowering is not high.

The flower stems of Canada redbud are longer and the flowers are sparse. They are not as dense as common redbuds and bloom close to the trunk. Instead, they droop slightly and bloom in a dense and dense manner.

giant redbud

redbud bush

Canadian Redbud

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