Caesalpinia gilliesii 4b where the plants will have

where the plants will have a much denser habit as well as far more flowers

so we have not found it to flower reliably in Zone 7b and south

dramatic white eye

topped from late spring until fall with terminal clusters of tubular orange flowers

Caesalpinia gilliesii 4b where the plants will have(aka: Erythrostemon gilliesii) We have grown this South American native for decades, during which time it survived 0 degrees F with only a little tip burn. Even more impressive is that it has survived Zone 6 temperatures when kept dry in winter at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Caesalpinia gilliesii has woody stems adorned toward the top with lacy, grey green, mimosa like leaves. Topping each stem, starting in June (NC), are stunningly indescribable