Bixa orellana – Lipstick Tree Post author:admin Post published: Post category:All Plants / Bloom Season(s) / Flowering Trees / Small Trees / Spring A large shrub from Tropical America with pink flowers that blooms in the summer and fall. Seed pods are a dark red with bristles on them. Dye from the seed is used in food coloring. Tags: Zone 11, Zone 12 Read more articles Previous PostBauhinia variegata candida – White Orchid Tree Next PostBombax ceiba – Red Silk Cotton You Might Also Like Spathodea campanulata – African Tulip Solanum wrightii – Blue Potato Tree Bursera simaruba – Gumbo Limbo