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Kachnar Tree (Bauhinia variegata): How to Grow It in Jaipur and Use Its Buds

Bauhinia variegata

Kachnar is the orchid tree that flowers on bare branches in late winter and gives the buds for kachnar ki kali ki sabzi. How it copes with Jaipur's heat and frost, when and how to plant it, care for the first three years, and how to tell it from look-alike Bauhinia trees.

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