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tantefrancine said: @Lucius93 Isn't that Peacock flowers? Apparently there are 2 different kinds of Bird of Paradise flowers
https://gardenerspath.com/bird...

And the Peacock flowers have two different names. I was born in Indonesia and those flower are called Bunga Merak, translated into English=Peacock flowers. So I did research and sure enough it has 2 names!

Caesalpinia pulcherrima
https://gardenerspath.com/plan...

Common names can get confusing when they are shared by many different plants. Luka lists it as Caesalpinia gilliesii which is now a synonym of
Desert Bird of Paradise (Erythrostemon gilliesii)
Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a different species so not the same plant, as you can see by the different blooms.
Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)