It seems fitting to celebrate a national symbol on a blog about a country. So today P is for the national flower of Barbados- called the Pride of Barbados flower.
Its scientific name is Caesalpinia pulcherrima and it is a very pretty flower. It comes in different colours but our national flower is the yellow and re-orange type.
It is a shrub that can grow quite large, and it was common to see it function as a hedge in the past. These days landscapers use it for its highly decorative features. I have heard that it may also have certain medicinal qualities.
The Pride of Barbados may be found as one of the symbols on our national coat of arms.
What a beautiful flower. I'd never seen it before and though I know a few Bajans I never knew it was on the coat of arms.
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Thanks for the comment, Rosa. I'll pop over to visit your blog...
DeleteSo pretty! When my aunt lived in Barbados and we visited I don't recall seeing any in bloom but I was much younger then and may have just not been paying attention (typical, yeah? lol)
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