Bauhinia forficata Olea the same area where Rhodophiala

the same area where Rhodophiala bifida grows

You'll have so many bulbils

whose early spring foliage emerges dark raspberry before maturing to bronze

but it could be that it's simply more sensitive to winter moisture

Bauhinia forficata Olea the same area where RhodophialaBauhinia forficata is one of only two species of the normally tropical orchid tree that survives long term in our cold winters. Although the Brazilian Orchid tree survives for us, it does so as a dieback perennial and not as a 35' small tree that it becomes in more tropical regions. About the best we can expect in our Zone 7b climate is 8' of growth, which is adorned with Jeffersonia like, bifurcate (two lobed) leaves and further complemented,