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Caesalpinia gilliesii    

Yellow Bird of Paradise

Foliage: Deciduous

Mature Height: 6' - 10’

Mature Width: 6’ - 10’

Growth Rate: Fast

Hardiness: 10 degrees F

Exposure: Full Sun

Leaf Color: Green

Shade: Filtered

Flower Color:  Yellow

Flower Shape: Petals

Flower Season: Spring to Summer

Thorns: None

Propagation Method: Seed

Sizes Available: Not Grown at AZT

 

Photo courtesy of

David Eran, Landscape Architect,

Hod Hasharon, Isreal

 

 

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Yellow Bird of Paradise) has probably been used in desert landscapes longer than any of the other species. Like the others, it will grow as a mounding shrub to a height of 6' to 10' tall and as wide. This deciduous shrub is hardy to 10 degree F and fast growing. Shrubs can be pruned strongly when dormant to promote denser growth and maintain shrub form. It can be trained into a small tree but such specimens tend to have very dispersed canopies. Flowers are bright yellow with long red stamens that extend beyond the flower petals. Flowers are produced from spring through summer with the strongest displays in early summer. This species has naturalized in some desert locations and can survive on annual rainfall.