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.Scientific name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
.Common Names: Red Bird of Paradise, Garden Flamboyam, Peacock Flower, Flower of Paradise
.Family: Fabaceae
.Category: Shrubs, Tropical Shrubs, Trees, Ornamental Trees
.Climate: Equatorial, Subtropical, Tropical
.Origin: Central America, Antilles
.Height: 1.2 to 1.8 meters, 1.8 to 2.4 meters, 2.4 to 3.0 meters, 3.0 to 3.6 meters
.Luminosity: Half Shade, Full Sun
It is a perennial shrub or tree, very popular in tropical landscaping, which has a woody, erect, branched and thorny stem.
The inflorescences are composed of red, orange-red, pinkish-red or yellow flowers, depending on the variety, all characterized by long stamens. Flowering occurs in spring and summer.
The fruits are of the vegetable type and appear in Autumn.
It should be grown in full sun or partial shade, but is tolerant of light cold, in subtropical or Mediterranean climates, becoming deciduous (loses its leaves in Winter). It is multiplied by seeds.
Some peoples use the plant as a medicinal plant, with anti-inflammatory properties, but care must be taken as it is a toxic plant, including abortifacient.
- Curly petals - (1)
.Scientific name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
.Common Names: Red Bird of Paradise, Garden Flamboyam, Peacock Flower, Flower of Paradise
.Family: Fabaceae
.Category: Shrubs, Tropical Shrubs, Trees, Ornamental Trees
.Climate: Equatorial, Subtropical, Tropical
.Origin: Central America, Antilles
.Height: 1.2 to 1.8 meters, 1.8 to 2.4 meters, 2.4 to 3.0 meters, 3.0 to 3.6 meters
.Luminosity: Half Shade, Full Sun
It is a perennial shrub or tree, very popular in tropical landscaping, which has a woody, erect, branched and thorny stem.
The inflorescences are composed of red, orange-red, pinkish-red or yellow flowers, depending on the variety, all characterized by long stamens. Flowering occurs in spring and summer.
The fruits are of the vegetable type and appear in Autumn.
It should be grown in full sun or partial shade, but is tolerant of light cold, in subtropical or Mediterranean climates, becoming deciduous (loses its leaves in Winter). It is multiplied by seeds.
Some peoples use the plant as a medicinal plant, with anti-inflammatory properties, but care must be taken as it is a toxic plant, including abortifacient.