ShrubsPride of Barbados
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 10-20 ft × 6-12 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer and drought, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10-20 ft × 6-12 ft
- Spacing
- 12-24 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Blue, Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought
- Watch out for
- Problem for cats, Problem for children, Problem for dogs, Spines/thorns
- Native to
- Tropical Americas
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Pride of Barbados is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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