How to trim or train Hong Kong Orchid Trees
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Comments (6)Yes, I did. I'm thinking its probably a goner. I bought it for $60 at AZ green things in tucson. I thought I lost a lot of things actually but my crape myrtles are leafing out, tecoma stans is coming up from the root, and butterfly bush is growing like crazy. I'm really bummed. It was beautiful when I planted, and yes the limbs are brittle. Goldie, I think the trunk on mine is about twice as thick as yours but its not as branchy....See MoreDwarf Hong Kong Orchid Tree
Comments (3)I have had the Bauhinia galpinii for several years. It has grown to about 12-15 feet and is very sprawling. Blooms heavily all summer. I trim it back by about half every spring....See MoreHong Kong Orchid Tree Seedlings
Comments (35)Hey, Carol. I'm impressed that you know such detail about the freezes. You gotta be one hard-core gardener. I think the lowest we got here was 27 degrees for most of one night and then the other night was maybe around 29? A few degrees and a few hours can make a significant difference. The Hamilia Patens or Firebush is quite sensitive to below-freezing temps. What happened with mine is that we hadn't experience such a hard freeze in something like seven years? So the plants just kept on growing, 24-7 every day of the year. They had completely taken over one large portion of my yard that sits in back of the swimming pool. The Firebush is a thug where I live. It has to be worse further south. I tolerate them only because they produce flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Pretty much all of my plants came back, or tried to, (I have killed off a number of them.) I don't recognize the leaves that you photographed. They may be from your orchid tree. You might think of looking at other parts of your garden to see if there are more like them. I would be tempted to pull one leaf out to see if it is attached to a fairly developed root structure. Trees usually throw out a pretty extensive root system before they show much greenery on top....See Morequestion about the white Hong Kong Orchid tree(m)
Comments (14)John, the FLEPPC has put out that Invasives list for some time, and there are lots of clueless nurseries, mainly the smaller ones that will continue to sell plants on that list. Simple. It's up to people to be responsible and not buy them I do find it unnerving that many say so quickly "go ahead and plant it (the B. variegata cv.)", especially since it was mentioned Teeka lives next to a wetland! Did you mention means to ensure seedlings would be snuffed out in mulch or mowed over as a contingency for your "go ahead" recommendation? And Boom1, CEntral and South FLorida are not microclimates...the Invasives lists distinguishes among the three parts of the state (N, C, S), primarily based on the winter cold limiting factor. Central and Southern can be ambiguous because of frosts, and often a killing freeze in lower central FL occurs (now seemingly) only once per decade, rather than annually....See Morekatkin_gw
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