Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

by GrammyKT Aug 4, 2008 11:30 AM

Aug 18, 2005. San Antonio, TX

Saw this last week just driving around in the Valley, So Cal

$This Dwarf Poinciana grows in our neighbors\\\$

This Dwarf Poinciana grows in our neighbors\\\' yard here in Austin, TX. Serendipity provided the butterfly.

This is a plant that likes it hot - July 2005

Yellow-flowered form of Dwarf Poinciana in Bali, Indonesia, September 1990

Pink variety, flower detail, Hawaii

Close up of the flower!!!!

Here is a plant just starting to flower, growing in Central Florida

The only drawback to the bush is that is dies back during the winter.

Caesalpina seedlings.

Seed pods at different stages of development in October. The seed pods twist as they dry, break at the seams and explode with a very loud pop dispersing the seeds. (San Antonio, Tx.)

This Caesalpinia is growing in a container.

Yellow Pride of Barbados in Hawaii

First bloom of the season. Beautiful plant.

Pride of Barbados with seed pods.

leaflets at dusk fold themselves up neatly, and reopen every morning

Brownsville,TX August 5, 2005, grows in the understory as a small tree all over

This is the Yellow Bird of Paradise.

Upper portion of a young plant

Here is a close up of the bloom

Seed Pods that were allowed to dry on the plant . . . these seeds did not mature, but you can see the pods

Picture taken from the first floor window. July 2006

I thought it may be nice to show the attraction these have to butterflies

Another bloom with a butterfly - one of my personal favorites :)

growing happily among the cacti, southern California, in Huntington Gardens... been over 100 for weeks in a row this July, and plant happy as can be.

Paradise Poinciana

Picture taken in Mesa, Arizona. October 2006.

Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) is a butterfly magnet.

Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) is an excellent plant to use in a butterfly garden.

Sprout, April 19, 2006 in San Antonio, Tx

crappy blurry picture of yellow leaves. is something wrong? how can i fix it?

May 16th, early Summer, zone 9b

Caesalpinia pulcherrima near Tampa FL

dwarf poiniciana at seaworld orlando florida

coming through

I love this shot because you can see a bud on the left just beginning to pop open.

Another view of one of my favorite blooms to photograph!

unseasonal heat in southern California has turned these flowers from orange to yellow... but they are not burned

First time blooming!

another shot of summer seed pods

I love this shrub its at least 10 years old, great in full fun light ,extremely drought tolerant and grows very quickly

Here in the Las Vegas Valley, the Honey Bee loves this plant . . .

The Red Bird of Paradise, what can I say . . . "what a beautiful plant !!!"

The Red Bird of Paradise . . . so, so beautiful!

seed of varying degrees of freshness, fall southern California

For Trois who sent me the seed that grew to produce this flower. September 1, 2007.

put some seeds in seed box a few weeks ago, and nearly 100% germination.

One year old dwarf poinciana flowers in Odessa, FL.

Dwarf poinciana flower in Odessa, FL.

Planted in 1993, watered for one season and revitalized in 2006.

early seed pods, August, southern California

Dwarf poinciana blossoming in late fall.

Caesalpinia pulcherrima Sw. หางนกยูง

so far as I know, this is the only Caesalpinia with spiny branches... not super sharp spines... sort of like stiff hairs... and old branches lose them

May 6, 2010. Early Summer, zone 9b

Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on August 1, 2004

A new seedling. My newest plant. Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on October 15, 2004

These plants can get as tall as a one story building if watered regularly in Summer. (zone 9b). Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on July 1, 2006

Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on August 1, 2004

Extreme close-up of PoB flower

Just before the blooms.

In my yard near Corpus Christi, TX. The bees and butterflies love this plant!

Flowers all summer and fall. Cut off the seeds and it will keep flowering.

University of Washington, Botany Greenhouse, Seattle, WA

Planted in June, 2011 at @ 3 feet tall. Southern exposure, started blooming in July

plant has turquoise leaves and a bit smaller when compared to Caesalpinia mexicana, which I have growing next to it in my garden

Praying for a mild winter!

Pipevine swallowtail nectaring in my yard Sept 2011

This is one of the most commonly planted landscape plants in Palm Desert, California, and makes the place look great in summer!

another roadside plant in Palm Desert (one of thousands)

An impressive one in Terrytown, LA, 6/27/12. Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia) on right.

he Yellow Peacock flower (Caesalpinia lutea) blooms in several terminal panicles that provide a beautiful display for a few weeks in the autumn.

Yellow Peacock flower (Caesalpinia lutea) inflorescence and seed pods.

Yellow Peacock flower (Caesalpinia lutea) top-down view showing blossoms and foliage.

Multi-stemmed plant in an approx. 16" pot in New Orleans; 6/22/13

Norman Park, Queensland, Australia.. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

Fosters Botanical Garden, Hawaii. Photo courtesy of Mark Delepine. Copyright Mark Delepine.

Flowering late May in Phoenix, Arizona

Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com