Tree
Yellow Peacock Flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
Southeastern Mexico to Central America
Fun factThe peacock flower is the national flower of Barbados, where it is called Pride of Barbados, though it is native to Mexico and Central America rather than the Caribbean.
A fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree of the legume family with prickly stems and feathery, fern-like bipinnate foliage. Its flowers, carried through much of the year, have five petals and long protruding stamens; the wild type is orange-red and yellow, but yellow (f. flava) and pink (f. rosea) forms are also grown. It is the national flower of Barbados and attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
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0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyFabaceae
Spanish nameClavellina
Also known asPeacock flower, Pride of Barbados, Dwarf poinciana, Barbados pride, Pink Peacock Flower
Native toSoutheastern Mexico through Central America, in the seasonally dry tropics; widely naturalised elsewhere
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Apsara Garden | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | 4 Plants |
| — | Apsara Garden | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | 4 Plants |
2 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.