Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Deciduous
Overall Mature Size: Large
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 10' x 3-4'
Natural Growth Habit: Upright
Native To: Mexico and Central America
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Hedge / Screen / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 12-16, 18-23
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-11
Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a fast-growing shrub or small tree known for its orange-yellow flowers with red stamens and feathery foliage. Excellent for hedges, screens, as an accent specimen, in parking lot medians. Handles desert conditions and seacoast conditions well. Full sun is essential for best flowering; becomes leggy in shade. It is adaptable to most well-drained soils, including rocky or poor soils. Low to moderate water needs. Once established, it is highly drought resistant. Deer-resistant. Fire-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°F.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a fast-growing shrub or small tree known for its orange-yellow flowers with red stamens and feathery foliage. Excellent for hedges, screens, as an accent specimen, in parking lot medians. Handles desert conditions and seacoast conditions well. Full sun is essential for best flowering; becomes leggy in shade. It is adaptable to most well-drained soils, including rocky or poor soils. Low to moderate water needs. Once established, it is highly drought resistant. Deer-resistant. Fire-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°F.
