Description
The yellow bauhinia or bosbeesklou (Afrikaans) is a shrub or small tree that makes a rewarding garden subject. The bell-shaped yellow flower has a dark maroon patch inside the base of the corolla cup. Flowering occurs from summer into autumn. The Bauhin brothers after whom this genus of twin-leaved plants has been named, were 16th century herbalists... and twins (www.plantzafrica.com).
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