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Regrowth from base in April 2022 Common name red orchid tree; pride of de Kaap Family fabaceae Life cycle shrub (Z9-11) Flowers red (summer) Size to 10' Light sun Cultural notes drought-tolerant Large shrub (can be trained as a small tree) with brick-red flowers. Native to South Africa. Can reportedly tolerate some freezing temperatures once well established in the garden. In its first winter in the garden, our specimen's top growth succumbed to moderate overnight freezes, regrowing from the base by early April.

Harder freeze in 2024, still regrowing by late March

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back fence border

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