Mexican bird of paradise

Question

I see so many different size bushes of the same Mexican bird of paradise. Are there different species or is there a way to keep it smaller? Ours grows to 10 or 12 feet. Appreciate any info you may have.

Answer 1

There are 3 species in the family Fabaceae and genus Caesalpinia that go by the name bird of paradise.
Here is a link that will help you compare the sizes of each of these at mature age.

https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1634-2014.pdf