Beautiful Isokapok leaves are oval, and the tail tip, while Bauhinia leaves are wide oval, and the tail is separated, like a sheep's hoof, so it is called a sheep's hoof. The flower center of beautiful exotic kapok is white, with only one long stamen, while bauhinia has multiple stamens.

Isokapok is a deciduous tree of kapok family. The crown of the tree is umbrella-shaped, and the lower part of the trunk expands into a bottle with conical thorns. Bauhinia is a deciduous tree with pink or lavender flowers. In spring in bloom, the fruit period is from April to July, and the fruit hangs on the branches like a pod.

Growth habit of bauhinia

Like sunshine and warm and humid environment, not cold-resistant. China can be cultivated in the open field in all parts of South China, potted in other areas and moved indoors in winter. Sexual preference is warm and humid, rainy climate, sunny environment, and acid sandy loam with deep soil layer, fertility and good drainage.

Strong adaptability, a certain degree of cold tolerance, China's vast areas south of the Tropic of Cancer can survive the winter. It grows rapidly, and the height of three-year-old young trees can reach about 3 meters. Strong germination and branching, many branches, and extremely resistant to pruning. The flowering period is long, starting from the end of 10 every year and ending in May of the following year, and the flowering period is more than half a year. Evergreen and lush all the year round, it is an excellent landscaping tree species in South China.