Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,200 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on ten California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Deciduous
Overall Mature Size: Large
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 10' x 8'
Natural Growth Habit: Irregular
Native To: South America
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Screen
Container Sizes: #1, #5, #15
Sunset Garden Zones: 8-16, 18-24
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone: 8
Caesalpinia gilliesii, also called Yellow Bird of Paradise (though, it is of no relation to the Strelitzia family) is an exotic looking plant that serves equally well as a tall bush, or shrubby tree. Caesalpinia is generally too thin to make a proper privacy screen, but the feathery leaves do a nice job of breaking up and softening lines. Some report that this plant is too hardy and successful for its own good, and needs to be watched for invasiveness. Keep an eye on where the seeds fall, and pluck out the sprouts if you don’t want a thicket. Plant Caesalpinia gilliesii where you want a feathery textured hummingbird magnet, as they’re drawn to the vivid red stamen and yellow petals of the blossoms.
Caesalpinia gilliesii, also called Yellow Bird of Paradise (though, it is of no relation to the Strelitzia family) is an exotic looking plant that serves equally well as a tall bush, or shrubby tree. Caesalpinia is generally too thin to make a proper privacy screen, but the feathery leaves do a nice job of breaking up and softening lines. Some report that this plant is too hardy and successful for its own good, and needs to be watched for invasiveness. Keep an eye on where the seeds fall, and pluck out the sprouts if you don’t want a thicket. Plant Caesalpinia gilliesii where you want a feathery textured hummingbird magnet, as they’re drawn to the vivid red stamen and yellow petals of the blossoms.
