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Other names : peacock flower, dwarf poinciana, red bird of paradise, yellow bird of paradise, krere - krere, Barbados flower - fence, tabachin, tabaquin,
Mexican bird of paradise, dwarf flamboyan, and caesalpinia
Pride of Barbados is a small evergreen perennial shrub or tree, 10 - 15 feet high. The stem and branches are armed with spines.
The red, orange, yellow and pink flowers grow at the end of the prickly branches.
It is easily grown from seed and can be trained in a container inside if offered adequate light and heat.
These plants prefer full sun to partial shade. Pride of Barbados flowers bloom best in full sun.
This small, graceful tree flowers throughout the year and is a beautiful garden plant.
Pride of Barbados has beautiful bowl - shaped flowers in the colors red, orange, orange - red, pink and yellow.
The variety of pride of Barbados with red flowers is also called red bird of paradise, while the yellow species is called yellow bird of paradise.
It is a member of the legume family and can be found in tropical countries.
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