PURPLE ORCHID (BAUHINIA PURPUREA), 20 SEEDS IN INDIA

Common name: Butterfly tree, Pink butterfly tree, Purple bauhinia, Purple butterfly tree, Purple orchid tree  • Hindi: Kaniar कनियार  • Tamil: நீலத்திருவத்தி Nilattiruvatti  • Bengali: Koiral  • Assamese: Og-yok  • Marathi: Rakta chandan  • Kannada: Devakanchan   Botanical name: Bauhinia purpurea       Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)  The Purple Orchid Tree is an exotic tropical tree that blooms over a long period of time. The beautiful & fragrant, classic, Orchid-like flowers of Bauhinia purpurea makes this small tree, native to India, a favourite of many plant lovers. In fall, before the leaves drop, Orchid-Tree is festooned with many showy and delightfully fragrant, five-inch-wide blossoms, the narrow purple, pink, and lavender petals arranged to closely resemble an orchid. These flowers appear on the trees from September through November and are a beautiful sight to see, creating a vivid splash of color