The Bloom of the Day for July 21st, 2007 was Desert Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii).
View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/bloom.php?date=2007-07-21
July 21st, 2007: Desert Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii) by Calif_Sue
dave
Jul 21, 2007
Great shot. I love this plant and take a lot of photos of them too.
I don't think I have seen this plant before but, I like it very much!
Terri, since it is a native here in New Mexico I doubt it grows in the UK. As a child I always called it the New Mexico plant as it blooms with yellow and red, the colors of our state flag!
Cactuspatch - what a great way to remember a plant! I really don't care for BoP's in general, but this one captured my heart a few weeks ago and I am on the search.