Wild Flowers of Barbados

[pavel]

Love that yellow flowered one!

[angela]

The last picture...those little flowers would be in my garden. Very pretty! Is the "Pride of Barbados" a type of Hibiscus? That would look great in my backyard!

Connie, that would be a BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGG mistake. those pretty little purple-pink flowers would take over everything, you would never get the rid of them.
The "Pride of Barbados" is not of the Hibiscus family. Botanical name Caesalpinia Pulcherrima- of the Pea family. As children we would pick the pod, take the outer skin off the pea and eat the inside.

[angela]

Growing up in south Tampa we had a huge hedge of Barbados Cherry. We would make ourselves sick eating them.
Wondering if you have Pride of Barbados 'Pink'? I've looked for it for sometime.

There has been much Hybridising of this plant. you can get a Yellow, Orange, and Pink. I do not have any of these in my garden. I respect the plant as our National Flower but all said and done it grows like a weed, and has thorns to boot, so I'll admire in someone elses yard.

[cdayinflorida]

I know that it "grows like a weed" I have it coming up everywhere!!

[ang709]

Wow! I love the colors.

[panam]

It even grows in Yuma, AZ!!

[zainal abidin]

Wow Angela those flowers very beautiful in Malaysia we also got this "Pride of Barbados" the color sometimes so outstanding here we called it" Semarak Api".

[espranch]

Thanks for showing us these beautiful tropical plants of Barbados, Angela. They are very beautiful! Betty

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Angela, these colors and blooms are so amazing. Everything here is grey now. I want to come visit you! hahah...

cheers,
BD

[Tom-19951]

What is the name of the plant with white flowers(second photo)? Thank you.