Description Caesalpinia_pulcherrima



buds opening



variously named peacock flower or pride-of-barbados -- caesalpinia pulcherrima



buds of caesalpina



yellow flowers of caesalpina



caesalpinia pulcherrima - peacock flower



caesalpinia pulcherrima has unique combination of color in petal.


it shrub growing 3 m tall. in climates few no frosts, plant grow larger , semievergreen. grown in climates light moderate freezing, plant die ground depending on cold, rebound in mid- late spring. species more sensitive cold others. leaves bipinnate, 20–40 cm long, bearing 3 10 pairs of pinnae, each 6 10 pairs of leaflets 15–25 mm long , 10–15 mm broad. flowers borne in racemes 20 cm long, each flower 5 yellow, orange, or red petals. fruit pod 6–12 cm long.







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