Bauhinia Twisted Seed Pods Potpourri Filler Floral Decor Orchid Tree

Description

These are the twisted empty seed pods of the Bauhinia flowering plant.
Gathered in the east county of San Diego
There are 10+1 in this listing, length ranging from 4"-6"
They will be shipped boxed and layered in cotton batting
Wikipedia :
Bauhinia
/
b
oʊ
ˈ
h
ɪ
n
i
ə
/
[3]
is a large
genus
of
flowering plants
in the
subfamily
Cercidoideae
[4]
and tribe Bauhinieae,
[5]
in the large
flowering plant
family
Fabaceae
, with a
pantropical
distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers
Gaspard
and
Johann
,
Swiss
-
French
botanists
.
Many species are widely planted in the tropics as
orchid trees
, particularly in
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Vietnam
, Nepal and southeastern
China
. Other common names include
mountain ebony
and
kachnar
(India and Pakistan). Before the family was reorganised,
[4]
a number of genera including the
lianas
Lasiobema
and
Phanera
were placed here (see
related genera
).
In the
United States
, the trees grow in
Hawaii
, coastal
California
,
Texas
,
Louisiana
, and
Florida
.
Bauhinia
×
blakeana
is the floral emblem of
Hong Kong
—a stylized orchid tree flower appears on the
flag of Hong Kong
and
Hong Kong Airlines
uses 'Bauhinia' as its radio callsign in air traffic communication.