Caesalpinia mexicana, most often known as Mexican bird of paradise, is a perennial shrub with feathery green foliage and showy yellow flowers when in bloom. It’s not to be confused with some of ...

Mexican bird-of-paradise (Caesalpinia mexicana) can be grown as a large shrub or miniature tree. Very showy, bright-yellow flower clusters arise from the canopy and bloom nearly year-round. David ...

Answer: The Mexican bird of paradise plant name is used by homeowners to describe two different but similar plants. They look similar except for the color of the flowers.

Q: My Mexican bird of paradise was gorgeous this year, the best ever. The flowers are now going to seed pods. Should I cut it back? What is the proper way to care for this plant as it moves into fa ...

A: There are three species of bird of paradise (Caesalpinia) grown in the Southwest, red (C. pulcherrima), yellow (C. gilliesii), and Mexican (C. mexicana). In general, the pruning of bird of ...

Yellow bird of paradise (Caesaepinia gilliesii) follows a similar timeframe for pruning, typically between late winter and early spring. For these plants, you will only need to cut away any dead ...

Also known as giant bird-of-paradise plants, these larger types look more like trees and can reach up to 30 feet tall when grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 9B through 11, according to the ...

The “real” bird of paradise, not the shrubby smallish tree, Mexican bird of paradise, that grows here. She told me that these plants won’t grow here in the Albuquerque area.

Good luck! DEAR NEIL: I’ve had a bird-of-paradise plant for 10 years. Originally it was in the ground, but I have since planted it into a large pot. However, it has never bloomed.

The latest addition to my collection, the Bird of Paradise Tree from the newly launched Tree-Sized Plants collection, couldn’t have arrived in better condition.