Planted seeds on about Xmas day,8 months to first blooms.
Mexican Bird
I tried the seeds, Don, but they didn't sprout - thanks for sharing a picture with us. Would you care to start some seeds for me???
I've generally only seen Mexican BOP used to refer to Caesalpinia mexicana. This plant is Caesalpinia pulcherrima, which is usually called either Bird of Paradise (plain BOP, not Mexican) or Pride of Barbados. Common names can be very confusing though and lots of people will use lots of different names for the same plant.
Yep POB,heard it called lots of things.
Kay you have any seeds?
Lazlo sent me about a dozen,I gave some away,and only 3 sprouted,there growing about a 1/3 of what this one is growing,same soil and right next to each other.
E3,yep it is Caesalpinia pulcherrima,but I can't say it or spell it!!!LOL
Looks a good bit different from my pulcherrima.
I have a red one
Do they always have yellow ones along with the red ones??
MMMMMMM 8 months.. ...I'm usually pretty good at getting things flowering.. I've had mine growing for 3 years or more... now it's just about 3' tall. and no flowers yet...
I did just returned from Costa Rica... and have a dozen seeds... they had pods that had just darkened up.. the seeds were still green inside... so I don't know if they will sprout at all ...what do you think...
looking for flowers on the old one all of the time
They drop on the ground and sprout here so you will probably have luck
Mine is about 3ft tall,but I feed it every other week,full sun,its in a gallon pot.
Did you pick the pods or find them on the ground?
You just never know what will pop,but green,well you can try.
well.. the black pods.. that were on it at first.. were picked.. they had brown seeds inside... over the next few days the green pods left had turned a brown.. then over another few days...up to my return.. day.. the pods were a dark brown by then ...They came off the tree... there were green seeds.. then..with a hint of brown on them..
yes.. I'll give some of them a try..
anyone wish to trade for some of them
Those are awesome!! I have tried several times, and they sprouted, but soon fizzled, after about a foot of growth. I don't know what happened.
Congrats on yours!!
Janet
They turn completely red after a day or so,and loses the yellow!
Gordonhawk,I'd love to try to pop some!
surely.. I'd like to have someone having a parallel run at it...
Great!
Thanks
tropicman, that is very pretty, i like the yellow and red. I got mine to start last year, planted it in the ground. Dug it up for the winter but it did not make it through the winter in my sunroom. should have probably left it in a container.
I had the yellow one it came back 2 yrs in a row planted in the ground,this would have been its 3rd yr if it came back,I think the dry winter we had played a role in it's not returning,I have this one in a pot and it will stay in a pot.
They grow super fast in the right conditions. I saw them available as annuals ("temperennials") in 4" this year for the first time.
I've grown them planted in ground in the greenhouse- they're awesome and respond really well to pruning.
My 2 fter has flower buds now! Woo Hoo!
Some people are SO LUCKY!
Mainly Floridians!!!!LOL
Ya, we are blessed!
I usually cut our 2 back to the ground in spring and by October they are about 10 ft. tall. One of them I cut back to about 3 feet this year and it's higher than the roof right now and constantly covered in blooms.
10 ft ,must be just beautiful in full bloom!!!!
I got a yellow one blooming right now and I love it. Still in a pot but will put in ground in the spring. Will take a photo tomorrow if its not raining all day.
Dorothy
Not the best picture (too sunny) but you can see it is higher the roof. This is the one I cut back to about 3 feet this spring.
OMG!
Thats one plant????
Gorgeous!
Yea, they grow like WEEDS here in the Phoenix area... easily sprouted from seeds...
I have to ask: how come no one has any plants to trade if 'they grow like weeds'.
Here's my yellow today.
Dorothy
Nice dark yellow,very pretty!
oh pretty yellow
Tropic... Man.. your seeds of this one should be there on Monday..
I planted all the seeds from Lazlo as well.. nothing yet.. but then I havn't been home for a week so who knows? Looks good , Don.. save me a seed, I will try again..
Thanks
GordonHawk
I will Deb.