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Caesalpinia pulcherrima

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Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Barbados Pride, Barbados Flower-fence

Habit:		small tree, shrub^sn
Height:	⇕	3m (10 ft)^sn
Width:	⇔
Lifespan:	⌛	evergreen perennial^sn
Origin:	✈	?
Poisonous:	☠	pods, seeds cause serious illness^sn

Exposure:	☼	full sun^sn
Water:	◍	moderate, little^sn
Features:	✓
Hardiness:	☃
Bloom:	❀
USDA Zones:		?
Sunset Zones:		8-16, 18-28^sn

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Swartz. Barbados Pride. Barbados Flower-fence. Dwarf Poinciana. Shrub, with few scattered prickles, delicate, evergeen, mimosa-like leaves with 12-18 pinnae, each with 20-24 oblique-oblong lfts. less than 1 in. long, and very gaudy red-and- yellow crisped fls. on the ends of the new growth: stamens and style red, and long-exserted. Generally distributed in the tropics. —One of the most popular shrubs in warm climates. There is a var. flava, with yellow fls. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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+| common_names = Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Barbados Pride, Barbados Flower-fence
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-| water = ?   <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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+Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Swartz. Barbados Pride. Barbados Flower-fence. Dwarf Poinciana. Shrub, with few scattered prickles, delicate, evergeen, mimosa-like leaves with 12-18 pinnae, each with 20-24 oblique-oblong lfts. less than 1 in. long, and very gaudy red-and- yellow crisped fls. on the ends of the new growth: stamens and style red, and long-exserted. Generally distributed in the tropics. —One of the most popular shrubs in warm climates. There is a var. flava, with yellow fls.
-Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Swartz. Barbados Pride. Barbados Flower-fence. Dwarf Poinciana. Shrub, with few scattered prickles, delicate, evergeen, mimosa-like Ivs. with 12-18 pinnae, each with 20-24 oblique-oblong Ifts. less than 1 in. long, and very gaudy red-and- yellow crisped fls. on the ends of the new growth: stamens and style red, and long-exserted. Generally distributed in the tropics. B.M. 995. P.M. 3:3. Gn. 75, p. 594.—One of the most popular shrubs in warm climates, as 8. Flu. There is a var. flava, with yellow fls.
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