Botanical Name: Caesalpinia gilliesii
Common Name: Bird of paradise bush
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character partially deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape shrub/small tree, upright and open, with a fine, filmy foliage canopy – open, angular branch structure – deciduous in cold climates
Height to 12'
Spread 10-12'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil tolerates any soil – prefers well draining
Hardiness some frost (zones 8-16, 18-23)
 
Morphology:
Leaves twice pinnately compound (fernlike), alternately arranged, blue-green color; to 15" long, 12" across
Flowers terminal clusters, loose spike, yellow flowers with bright red, protruding stamens, 3-5" long – April/May – mostly summer
Fruit brown pod, legume 3-4" long
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
single accent plant – sub-tropical landscapes – good silhouette shrub or small tree – meant to be loose and open
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers well-draining soil with deep, infrequent watering
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning head back terminal branches in winter months
Pests/Diseases scale
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Argentina
Family: Fabaceae

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