Bauhinia tomentosa Indigenous Tree Seeds ~ Yellow Bauhinia, Geelbeesklou

Bauhinia tomentosa Seeds

Common Names: Yellow Bauhinia, Geelbeesklou

This medium to large shrub with its attractive light green two-lobed leaves produces beautiful bright yellow flowers with black to maroon coloured centres from December to March.

The flowers from this tree, rich in pollen and nectar, attract various insects such as butterflies and bees. In turn these insects will attract insect eating birds.

Certain birds and the larvae of certain moth species feed on the flowers.

This is also a host plant for many butterfly species, with the larvae feeding on the leaves.