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Common names for this species include poinciana, peacock flower, red bird of paradise, Mexican bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, flos pavonis, and flamboyant-de-jardin. [ citation needed ] The Hawaiian name for this plant is ʻohai aliʻi .
It is a striking ornamental plant native to South America, mainly Argentina and Uruguay. [1] It is naturalized in Texas, and fairly common in the rest of the southwestern United States, [1] where it is known as bird of paradise bush, desert bird of paradise, yellow bird of paradise, and barba de chivo.
Birds-of-paradise range in size from the king bird-of-paradise at 50 g (1.8 oz) and 15 cm (5.9 in) to the curl-crested manucode at 44 cm (17 in) and 430 g (15 oz). The male black sicklebill , with its long tail, is the longest species at 110 cm (43 in).
Bird-of-paradise plants can produce blooms outside of their native habitat, but it will take some time. This perennial tends to start blooming when it is at least four to five years old during the ...
A complete guide to the bird-of-paradise plant, from growing indoors and outdoors to encouraging blooms. How to Grow Stunning Bird-of-Paradise Plants That Bloom Year After Year Skip to main content
Heliconia, or false bird-of-paradise, a genus of flowering plants Huma bird , a mythological creature commonly depicted in Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Urdu poetry " May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose ", a 1965 song by Jimmy Dickens
Common names include Mexican holdback, [3] Mexican caesalpinia, and tabachín del monte. [4] It is native to the extreme lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas [ 5 ] and to parts of Mexico : in the northeast and further south along the Gulf coast as well as the Pacific coast in Nayarit , Jalisco , Colima , and a small portion of Sinaloa .
Caesalpinia: bird-of-paradise trees; Caesalpinia echinata: pau ferro; brazilwood; pau-brasil; pau de Pernambuco; ibirapitanga Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caesalpinia mexicana: Mexican bird-of-paradise tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caesalpinia pulcherrima: red bird-of-paradise tree; flowerfence poinciana Fabaceae (legume family (peas))