Butia capitata

Yellow bird of paradise

Family: FABACEAE

Shrub with an erect habit, often called “Bird of Paradise”. Has tiny, light green leaves. Produces beautiful, decorative leaves, yellow with a tuft of red stamen. Caesalpinia gilliesii is a shrub in the legume family. It grows to 1–4 m tall, depending on rainfall. The leaves are bipinnate, 10–15 cm long, bearing 3-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6-10 pairs of leaflets 5–6 mm long and 2–4 mm broad. The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow petals with 10 long conspicuous red stamens. The pods are densely covered in short, red glandular hairs.

Data Sheet
IconoOrigin: Argentina / Uruguay
IconoClimate zone: ZONE 8
IconoLeaf: DECIDUOUS
IconoFlower color: Light green
IconoBerry or fruit: Brown legume

IconoHeight: 2/4 m
IconoWidth: 1/2 m
IconoWatering: LOW WATER
IconoSun exposure: SUN
IconoWind resistance: YES

SKU: PLA0000351 Categories: , ,

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