Erythrostemon gilliesii - Bird of paradise shrub

Bird of paradise shrub (Erythrostemon gilliesii, syn. Caesalpinia gilliesii) is a deciduous, nitrogen-fixing shrub native to Argentina and Uruguay, grown for its showy red-and-yellow flowers. It reaches 2.5-4 m tall and 1.5-2.5 m wide.¹ Its green seed pods are reported to severely irritate the digestive tract if eaten.²

Inputs

• Full sun²
• Moist soil²
• Well drained soil²

Outputs

• Medicinal use²

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	2.5-4
Diameter (m)	1.5-2.5

Footnotes

1. Erythrostemon gilliesii | RHS Plant Finder ↩

2. Caesalpinia gilliesii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶