Red flowers in the garden - red peacock bush

A great design plant: red peacock bush

You really want to stop and admire this beauty when you see the blossoms of the red peacock bush. The orange-red leaves in different shades can be seen on this shrub from spring to the end of summer. The red peacock bush loves warm temperatures and the sun.

Botanical name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima

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Common name: red peacock shrub, pride of Barbados

Origin: native to the West Indies and Mexico

Temperature requirements: hardy to -12 degrees

Water requirements: medium

Light requirements: full of sunshine

Height: 1.8 to 3 meters high and wide

Resistance: Resistant to drought, but still optimal when watered once a week from spring to autumn, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Flowering time: bright orange-red flowers can be seen from April to September

Growing season: spring, summer or autumn

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Distinguishing properties. The red peacock bush has beautiful flowers that stand over the large bushes.

Different shades of red, orange and yellow can be seen on each flower, so the plant is very desirable for the landscape. After the flowering period, the seed pods follow. These flowers are very popular in the Canary Islands.

In tropical areas, the red peacock bush can be very aggressive.

Small leaves – tropical look

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The leaves are small and give a tropical look to a desert landscape. The red peacock shrub is dormant in winter and grows rapidly in spring.

There is one species with nice yellow flowers

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This large shrub looks great planted in clusters of three or five

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It would stand fantastic against a bare wall. It is also suitable around water pools and can hide the pool and air conditioning systems well.

The red peacock bush can cope with full sunshine surprisingly well. In addition to purple frills (Lantana montevidensis) and groups of daisies, it can serve as a color contrast in the warm months.

Cultivation and care

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The red peacock is not fussy. Grow it where there is full sunshine in well drainable soil. Care is simple: cut violently up to 30 centimeters in winter. It grows quickly in spring and starts to bloom in April or May. In colder areas, cover with mulch and fertilizer in winter to protect the root.

For a longer flowering period, lightly cut the top two inches off in August, so it will last until October

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