tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037222538742373220.post4864797909673802672..comments2023-03-19T03:13:21.159-05:00Comments on Fold, Fallow and Plough: Bauhinia galpiniiElizabeth Barrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09958071577234094405noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037222538742373220.post-18429886889131463872010-06-28T19:17:56.308-05:002010-06-28T19:17:56.308-05:00Elizabeth, I feared that I'd lost mine to wint...Elizabeth, I feared that I'd lost mine to winter's chill but it just took some time to come back. It just started blooming. I love this shrub even if it does have to be pruned regularly to keep it from taking over the corner bed!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037222538742373220.post-58512948348497530042010-06-28T15:38:54.072-05:002010-06-28T15:38:54.072-05:00You are right -- this one is huge! It might be po...You are right -- this one is huge! It might be possible to keep it somewhat in bounds. Here you probably have to trim back frost damage every year. Would be a good time to prune! We have a native bauhinia here too -- Bauhinia lunarioides, or Anacacho Orchid Tree. But the tropical ones are showier.<br />Thanks for the comment!Elizabeth Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958071577234094405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037222538742373220.post-14183864495641487512010-06-28T14:43:50.941-05:002010-06-28T14:43:50.941-05:00This is a huge shrub. Will sprawl to cover a bank....This is a huge shrub. Will sprawl to cover a bank. South African, but it confuses me because this De Kaap is north in the old Transvaal (where it would get some frost), not in the Cape Province down south where I live. <br /><br />I have a Natal Bauhinia which is a much more lady-like plant, with tiny butterfly leaves, and white flowers (but not so photogenic ;-(Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com