TropPlants

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0014 Botanical Name: Bauhinia X blakeana   Common Name: Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Kanchan Flower Cultivar: N/A Family: Fabaceae First Cultivated in:   Hong Kong (1914) Bauhinia X blakeana  Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Dense Form: Irregular/Spreading Height (on average, in landscape use): 20'-35' Height to Spread Ratio:   1:1 Growth Rate: Medium-Fast Landscape Values: Accent, Street Tree, Color, Mass, Shade Outstanding Quality: Flower Color, Seasonal Color Bauhinia X blakean a  tree at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Bauhinia X blakean a trees outside of a restaurant in Honolulu, HI.   Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Description Flowers:   Cassia-type flower, bilaterally symmetric , sterile ovary, 5 stamens. 5 deep pink to pinkish violet petals with white venation; one petal featuring dark...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0084 Botanical Name: Bauhinia variegata Common Name: Orchid Tree, Camel's Toe Tree, Mountain Ebony Cultivar: N/A Family: Fabaceae Native To:   Southern and Southeast Asia   Bauhinia variegata Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Dense Form: Round-Headed to Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use):   30'-40' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 to 1:2 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Accent, Street Tree, Shade, Specimen  Outstanding Quality: Flower Color, Seasonal Color Bauhinia variegata outside of St. John Plant Sciences Building at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers:   3" -4.5" wide (petal to petal), dark pink to pink to white petals with purple streaks and even yellow highlights. Cassia-type flowers; 5 petals, bilateral symmetry. Prominent darker venation in petals usually purp...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0049 Botanical Name: Ficus benjamina  Common Name: Benjamin Fig, Weeping Fig, Weeping Chinese Banyan Cultivars: 'Exotica' is discussed in this post, but several cultivars exist. Family: Moraceae Native To: India, Southern China, and the Solomon Islands. Ficus benjamina Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree  Texture: Dense, Open Form: Weeping/Pendent  Height (on average, in landscape use): 45'- 60' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:2 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Background, Border, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Hedge, Indoor, Lanai, Patio, Screen, Shade, Sculptural Form, Specimen, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Form/Silhouette, Foliage Characters  Ficus benjamina Photo by Matthew Gaston Ficus benjamina at the UH Manoa Campus Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Figs: 0.25"-0.75...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0101 Botanical Name: Barringtonia asiatica   Common Name: Barringtonia, Fish Poison Tree, Putat, Botong (Pilipino name), Shaving Brush Tree Cultivar: N/A Family: Lecythidaceae Barringtonia asiatica Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: South Pacific, Taiwan, and Zanzibar  Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Dense Form: Upright-broad  Height (on average, in landscape use): 25'-45' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:2 Growth Rate:   Medium Landscape Values: Street Tree, Shade, Specimen, Windbreak, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Flowers, Foliage Characters, Fruit Barringtonia asiatica at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: 5"-7" wide, white to cream petals. White to light pink stamens are abundant. The two-lobed calyx and pistil remain attached to the tree, while petals and stamens fall below. Flowers open at nig...