This is the Blue Orchid Tree (really a shrub), Bauhinia grandidieri, a native of Madagascar, growing at Fullerton, CA, USA.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/PHTO0040-2.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/PHTO0041-2-1.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/PHTO0042-2.jpg Regards-- Ken.
