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Barbados Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

The blooms of Pride of Barbados are terminal flower clusters showing an orange-red with a tinge of gold on the edges. Each flower is composed of five showy petals with very prominent six inch long red stamens.
Evergreen shrub or small tree in frost free climates, a deciduous shrub in zone 9, and a returning perennial in zone 8.

Habitat:

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima

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