Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia gilliesii
  • Botanical Name: Caesalpinia gilliesii
  • Plant Type: Ornamental Tree
  • Light Requirement: Full Sun
  • Water Demand: Low
  • Landscape Use: Focal Point/Specimen Plant
  • Ornamental Color: Yellow, Red
  • Native or Adapted: Adapted
  • Wildlife Value: Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
  • Season: Summer, Spring, 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.

Bird of Paradise Photos