BAUHINIA PURPUREA, PURPLE ORCHID TREE (WELL ROOTED PLANT IN A 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 INCH POT) APPROX 14-16 INCH - ZONE 9b-11 DECIDUOUS FAST GROWING TREE TO 25 FEET TALL - FEATURES ATTRACTIVE TWO LOBED FOLIAGE AND IN FALL SHOWY FRAGRANT 5 INCH WIDE BLOSSOMS - PURPLE, PINK OR LAVENDER PETALS RESEMBLING AN ORCHID. FLOWERS FOLLOWED BY 12 INCH LONG SLENDER BROWN FLAT SEEDPODS. BEST IN FULL SUN IN WELL DRAINED SOIL.