Caesalpinia gilliesii

  • Product number: 641179
  • Origin: South America
  • Latin: Caesalpinia gilliesii

This container plant produces beautiful light grey and feathery foliage, above which breathtakingly beautiful flowers appear: triangular clusters of pale yellow flowers with long, red, protruding stamens. In the evening, the leaves fold up, entering a dormant state... In a pot, it remains a full shrub. Place it in a frost-free shed or similar (not heated indoors) if frost is predicted during the day.

Names:
Latin: Caesalpinia gilliesii
Dutch: Paradijsvogelstruik
English: Yellow Bird of Paradise

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Sowing method: Germination requires a high temperature (22°C and above). Use sowing soil with a very good structure and consistent moisture.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May

Harvesting time:

  • Not applicable / Unknown

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Pale yellow flowers with long, red, protruding pistils
  • Origin: South America
  • Average growth height: More than 200 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Advanced
  • Latin: Caesalpinia gilliesii
  • Dutch: Bird of paradise shrub
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
  • English: Yellow Bird of Paradise
  • All year round

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