White Bauhinia is a variety of Bauhinia, the flowers are white.
Shrubs, tufted or solitary, 2-5 m tall; bark and twigs gray white.
Leaves papery, suborbicular or triangular, usually glabrous on both sides, young leaves green, only petioles purplish.
Cercis megacephala is a deciduous tree or a large tree, the general plant growth can reach 30 meters, is found in recent years with great ornamental value of excellent local tree species.
Giant Bauhinia leaves alternate, entire, heart-shaped or nearly round, branches soft and drooping, dense and elegant. The calyx is purplish red and looks like a purple butterfly.
In spring, the inflorescence is large and dense, and the flowers are colorful.
In summer, the leaves are dense, heart-shaped, round and glossy.
In autumn, there are a large number of pods, which are green when they first appear, reddish brown when they are mature, flat and long, and slightly sharp at both ends.
In winter, the leaves are more sparse, the trunk is straight, the bark is agate gray, and the branches are whirling.
Cluster Bauhinia is the cluster of Bauhinia, with a height of more than 4 meters, a crown of 100-300 cm, and generally 5-10 branches.
The height of the plant is about 4-5m, and the branches are dark gray with light colored lenticels.
The new leaves are purplish red, and the old leaves are copper brown in the sunny environment in summer. If the light is insufficient, they will turn green brown, and turn red in autumn. The back of the leaves is light pink.
After the flower leaves first, 4 to 10 clusters form short racemes. The old stem, new branch and short branch can all bear flowers. The Corolla is butterfly shaped, rose red, and the flowering period is April.
The pods are strip and flat. They are reddish brown from August to September. There are nearly round seeds in them, but the fruiting rate is not high after anthesis.
Canadian Redleaf Bauhinia has a long petiole and sparse flowers. Unlike common Bauhinia, it is not dense and cluster like, close to the trunk and open, but slightly drooping and dense.
