Caesalpinia Gilliesii seed
LATIN NAME: Caesalpinia gilliesii
COMMON NAME: Yellow Bird-of-Paradise
The yellow bird-of-paradise flings the feathery, fern-like leaves and the long, upright spikes of the showy, yellow flowers with the long, red stamens, and the whole shrub carries the fine, bright look of the dry garden. The open, airy, deciduous shrub or small tree carries the feathery, twice-pinnate, fern-like leaves and the long, upright, terminal spikes of the many showy, bright yellow flowers with the long, protruding, red stamens through the warm season, one of the fine, bright sights of the dry garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the long, flat, brown pods with the few flat, brown seeds. The bright flowers have a very long record as the fine, showy flowers of the dry gardens, and the shrub is a fine, historic presence of the dry garden. It is a shrub of the open, sunny, light, free-draining ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The yellow bird-of-paradise is a historic subject of the plant science, and the upright spikes keep showing up in the work on the dry-garden shrubs. The way the long, upright, terminal spikes of the many showy, bright yellow flowers with the long, protruding, red stamens form on the feathery leaves has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the dry-garden shrubs, the twice-pinnate leaves and the members of the pea family. The red stamens and the bright habit have also made it a fine study shrub, and the yellow bird-of-paradise is a regular subject of the work on the upright spikes of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The yellow bird-of-paradise is a fine, bright shrub of the dry garden and the study collection. The long, upright, terminal spikes of the many showy, bright yellow flowers with the long, protruding, red stamens open through the warm season, one of the fine, bright sights of the dry garden, drawing the bees, and the bright flowers have a very long record as the fine, showy flowers of the dry gardens, the fine, cut flowers coming to the vases and the dry plantings of the old gardens, while the feathery, twice-pinnate, fern-like leaves carry the fine, airy look of the dry garden, to be followed by the long, flat, brown pods with the few flat, brown seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the dry garden, the sunny border and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the showy flowers and the bright ways. It is a fine, bright shrub of the open, sunny, light, free-draining garden.
The bird-of-paradise seeds like a warm, gritty mix with steady sun and light watering. The young shrubs are tough once they root, and they take the light, free-draining ground of the dry garden well, the spikes coming on from an early age.
To grow the yellow bird-of-paradise from seed, sow the flat, brown seeds sparingly just below the surface of the tray of rich, gritty soil, keep the tray in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young shrubs on as they fill the pot. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the light, free-draining ground, the bright spikes will rise over the warm months.
Uses: Landscape, medicinal
