The bird of paradise plant is named for closely resembling the tropical bird of the same name. It is easier to grow than many tropical plants and makes for a vigorous, rapidly growing indoor plant.

Caesalpinia mexicana, most often known as Mexican bird of paradise, is a perennial shrub with feathery green foliage and showy yellow flowers when in bloom. It’s not to be confused with some of ...

A complete guide to the bird-of-paradise plant, from growing indoors and outdoors to encouraging blooms.

The plant she is most enthusiastic about is a yellow bird of paradise bush (Caesalpinia gillesii). Despite its highly exotic-looking blooms, it is among the easiest plants to grow.