trefle.io · Taken Jun 25, 2019 by Fabian Schult (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Flamboyant
Delonix regia
Also known as Royal Poinciana, Flame tree, Peacock flower, Delonix regia var. genuina
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Ornamental · Flowering Tree · Shade Tree · Red Flowers · Fast-Growing · Flamboyant · Royal Poinciana · Landscape · Warm Climate
Flamboyant is a stunning tropical tree renowned for its brilliant orange-red flower display and wide, spreading canopy. Plant it in full sun with well-draining soil and give it ample space, as it can reach 30–40 feet wide at maturity. It is drought-adaptable once established but benefits from regular watering during its first few years.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow the top few inches of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Orange
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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