Barbados Pride
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Barbados Pride
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Evergreen shrub with fern-like leaves and brightly coloured flowers.
Features: Flowers red with yellow margins turning deep red. Stamens are long and bright red. Shrub often prickly.
Conditions: Suited to fertile, moist, well drained soils in full sun. Frost sensitive.
For Best Results: Mulch the area to suppress weed growth and conserve soil moisture.
Planting ideas and Uses: Good barrier hedge planted in rows.
Bright colour in tropical garden.
Height: 2-3 meters Width: 2-3 meters, Flowers appear in Summer and prefers well drained soil.
