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Live in the middle of Phoenix metro where it is hottest. The orange/red shrubs are on many public boulevards. I bought the yellow variety...Read More
I was just viewing a few videos about starting this plant from seed, & came across a very unique method I'd never heard of before... ... ...Read More
I first saw this plant in Cypress, California. It is actually growing outside of a bank, on the grounds, as you enter the drive-thru atm....Read More
These beautiful plants grow 7-8' tall in Tucson. We go months without rain, but they don't require supplemental watering to thrive. They ...Read More
This tree is easy to germinate from seed if scarified. Simply make a small and shallow cut with a sharp knife along the side of the hard ...Read More
I've seen this locally called Mexican Bird of Paradise, Red Bird of Paradise or Bird of Paradise. It's one of the few plants to bloom al...Read More
Love this plant for hot, dry areas! I noticed it in roadside plantings in Phoenix, but no one could tell me what the plant was called. I ...Read More
As I live in Poinciana, FL, I am really excited about two obviously closely related plants I have been growing for several years. The fir...Read More
I planted this here in Central Florida and I just noticed the new growth coming in is turning black, can someone help me to fix the issue?
I originally saw this beautiful plant on the corner lot in full bloomin late August in Oak Forest subdivision, here in Houston , Tx. I as...Read More
Finally I got a place where I learn about this plant which I fall in love and I want to plant them. Could somebody advice me when is the ...Read More
This beautiful plant can thrive and is sold in nurseries in St. George, Utah, but is very under-used here as people tend to think just be...Read More
In Hutto,Tx I found this plant growing in a neighbors yard on the west side of the house,with absolutely nothing around it.It was at leas...Read More
I have all the colour varieties and this is an extremely durable plant in hot weather. The orange coloured variety is our national flower...Read More
I bought this plant in Tuscon (Wal Mart) and planted it at my home in Southern Alabama. It did real well the first year but died the 2nd...Read More
They are beautiful but I lost 2/3 in the freeze last winter. The 2 that were lost were planted that year, however, and the one which cam...Read More
I love this plant, however the last two winters have been tough on them here. I had a large one out in the front yard full of pods, and ...Read More
Positives: Gorgeous when in bloom, vigorous, needs almost no water once established. We had a large specimen next to the patio and never...Read More
Is this plant deer resistant?
Everyone in hot states mentions how easy it is to grow this. I got good germination of seeds, but a coolish summer - none of them surviv...Read More
I have been pulling these plants from my garden all year thinking it was a weed, which I have never seen. I went to home depot last week...Read More
This bush is planted in many home and business landscapes in Tucson and other areas near to it. Most people in my area call this plant,"R...Read More
I have been growing this plant in the New Orleans area for about ten years. Started from seed, it didn't perform well for a year or so, ...Read More
I bought two of these last summer. They were noted as cold hardy to 8a which is my zone. However, both died this past winter even thoug...Read More
One of the last shrubs to leaf out here in Pasadena -- late April/early May is not uncommon. Bloom time here is August -- September, whic...Read More
I brought back seeds of Ceasalpinia from a trip to southern France in 1997. Around the Riviera they call it Parrot Flower.
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I am growing this in a pot right now but am going to plant it in the ground when it gets warmer. I think I might leave one in the ground ...Read More
I've seen this one get to about 20 feet tall in enriched soil forming a lovely small tree (in frost free areas)
The frosts here in Zone 9, Central California will kill the plant back to the ground but if the root zone is protected with mulch, the pl...Read More
This plant was given to me in 1993. I planted and watered it for one season and forgot about it. I remarried in 2006 and in March my wife...Read More
I just discovered this beautiful shrub while traveling through the Phoenix/Scottsdale area.
I am looking forward to checki...Read More
Another common name for this plant, especially around Dave's Garden is 'Trois Flower' ...
Trois was an active and wonderfu...Read More
Highly used tropical accent throughout Las Vegas. From residential areas to strip mall medians, this plant/shrub can be found tucked amo...Read More
I'm looking for information about the Pink dwarf variety. My house is pink, so that would be the one for me but I can find very little a...Read More
i am currently working in palm desert, calif. (10/1/08)
i went to local home depot, and lo and behold, they
dozens for sale...Read More
I started the seeds a couple of weeks ago. First sanded them a little bit with sandpaper, then soaked them in warm water. I totally forgo...Read More
This is the second year with this particular plant. The first year we purchased it at a home center towards the end of summer. It almost ...Read More
I have this planted outside in a large pot, although here in West Palm Beach, the weather is not an issue. I simply did not want a la...Read More
I love this plant. It needs some protection in my area. Mine is planted with a stucco wall behind it to the north, mulched with white g...Read More
I love the plant as it is constantly in bloom. However, one night the temperature dropped to 28 degrees for a couple of hours and killed...Read More
I personally don't grow it but it is grown throughout Hawaii and used in lei making. The plant is call Ohai Alii in Hawaii.
Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin Caesalpinia pulcherrima is Naturalized in T...Read More
I can't say enough good things about this plant. Out here in hot dry W. Texas it has been just beautiful. We put it on a drip system for ...Read More
A great landscape plant for the Phoenix area.
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Intricate orange-yellow bloom. Color-wise, they are a bright orange and yellow, clashing with most other flowers. I grow them under a r...Read More
Having not pruned it at all for all the 7 years, it has grown to the height of my first floor window. More than 15 feet tall. It is a l...Read More
Just sharing a few thoughts and a couple of photos. The Red Bird of Pardise thrive here in our south/central Texas dry and hot summers. ...Read More
I got some seeds from a friend. They are growing well. Very easy to grow. I just planted them this spring, they are about 4 to 6 inch...Read More
Growing this plant from seed is extremely easy. Simply, lightly sand the seed before soaking in water for up to 24 hours. If external coa...Read More
Anything that blooms so enthusiastically in the heat of summer gets my vote.
"Red birds can be trained into small trees but do not have the visual impact of the pruned shrub form. Typically stems are pruned to with...Read More
Has anybody grown it as a small shade tree?
I never plant anything bigger than a 1 gallon size plant because it grows very rapidly here in Southern Arizona. They are drought tolera...Read More
I planted my Pride of Barbados last year. It is beautiful. I am interested in growing it from seed...I have had luck rooting it from cu...Read More
I have grown this tree for several years in central Texas (Zone 8). It has grown to at least 6 feet tall and 6 feet wide. I do trim it...Read More
I have grown this gorgeous plant in the poorest soil Florida can offer (nearly pure sand) and in potting soil in a pot for years. It tole...Read More
This is a leguminous plant that looks like a shrub version of the Royal Poinciana. It has small, ferny leaves of pale to turquoise green...Read More
Dwarf Poinciana is an evergreen shrub or small tree in frost free climates, a deciduous shrub in zone 9, and a returning perennial in zon...Read More