Bird of Paradise
- Botanical Name: Caesalpinia gilliesii
- Plant Type: Ornamental Tree
- Light Requirement: Full Sun
- Water Demand: Low
- Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Focal Point/Specimen Plant
- Ornamental Color: Red, Yellow
- Native or Adapted: Adapted
- Wildlife Value: Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
- Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
- Plant Form: Bushy
- Region: North Central Texas
- Plant Spread: 4' - 15'
- Plant Height: 6' - 15'
Description
Small shrubby tree with lacy foliage. Blooms bright yellow flowers with red stamens all spring and summer.
The Bird of Paradise is a small, shrubby tree with yellow flowers that have red stamens. Pride of Barbados is more like a shrub, with red and orange flowers, and may not be winter hardy. Both grow well in North Texas.
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