MEXICAN BIRD OF PARADISE

Botanical name :

Caesalpinea pulcherrima
Common name : 
Mexican bird of paradise

Ornamental

Description:

Size of the grown plant :
10 feet high; 10 feet wide

Plantation: In spring, once the cold has passed

Growth: Moderate

Space between plants : From 6 to 10 feet according to the desired effect

Watering: Few, once stablished

Sun light : 100%      

Soil: Tolerates any type of soil, with a good drough

Flowering:   In summer

Flower color : Red, orange and yellow

Categoría:   Shrub     

Clasificación:   Evergreen shrub

Special indications: It can form a tree

 

Maintenance:

•Low maintenance

•If the plant has a ramose appereance, with its branches very thin in winter, it can be cut up to 4 to 6 inches; this will foment the growth of more branches and that a more compact plant will be developed

 

Arquitectonic use:

•Accent plant

•Plant massively to cause an espectacular effect

•In rows to create a curtain

•In natural gardens, desert, tropical or rocky

Special:

 
Characteristics:  

•Tropical effect

•Radiant colors in hot climates

•Tolerates drough

•Attracts hummingbirds

Mexican bird of paradise