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Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Y07-66 — Zone 8b to 10— tropical America
Red-bird-of-paradise!
This highly-ornamental summer flowering herbaceous perennial attracts all the neighbors' attention as well as butterflies and hummingbirds. Produced all summer long, the showy red flowers are held above lacy blue-green foliage. Requires heat and a sunny location to perform at its best.
We will likely have more of these available in April.
Availability: Out of stock.
Notes and observations about this plant
- Keeping it short in FL by Nancy Fritz
- I live in SW FL zone 9.75 and i cut this shrub down to 1' as the growing season begins and it is great because I can then use it closer to the front of the garden to see the flowers. Otherwise I would have to move it towards the back since it grows about 15' around here. (Posted on 1/30/11)
- Survived 7 degrees by Ann S.
- I live in zone 8a in central Texas and I have had two of these trees for approximately 15 years. I was worried about them this winter because it got down to 7 degrees here; however, they are putting out new growth. They are so pretty in the summer - their orange blooms just glow. (Posted on 5/26/10)