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Butterfly Vine
Stock: Out Of Stock
SKU Code: ES 77
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Characteristics: Evergreen vine height 3 m
Seeds per packet: 6
An attractive evergreen climbing vine or ground coverwith unusual butterfly shape leaves and clusters of small pale pink orchid like flowers.
Native to Asia.
Prefers a light to medium soil in protected position. Drought and frost tender.
Seed is usually best sown in spring or autumn, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year. The optimum germination temperature for germination of this genus is around 25-30°C
Bauhinia seeds germinate readily, however they do have a hard outer coating, to assist with the update of moisture required for germination the following method is suggested. This is not critical but will generally reduce germination time.
General note: Seeds of many plants are dormant and require specific conditions or pre-treatment for germination.
Do not be too hasty to discard seed that does not germinate, seeds will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural requirements for germination to occur. Containers put to one side will often surprise long after they were discarded.
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