Genus: Delonix

It sure is a delight to drive around, especially early in the morning as today again it was 35 C. And no rain for a while now. You wonder how things survive....

It must look incredibly colorful with all those different trees blooming at the same time.

I love them too Delonix and right now all trees are flowering, but with foliage now, so gradually the flowers will drop, but streets are lined with these colourful trees, as are the Lagerstroemia and the yellow Cassia's, all in all a great display.

Of course, my favorite tree...a beautiful photo as usual!!!

Thats very pretty.

Thank you for your appreciation. The blue is striking, no cloud to be seen.

Really pretty picture.

Beautiful photo

Would love to see them!

Where do you live???? It's too cold in Z8B for this plant :-(

O i do love this Bright Red Colour it Gorgeous :)

Fantastic!

Beautiful colour

So beautiful...of course one of my favorite trees.

Beautiful.

Nice & bright!

Shirlypoppy, you have a son in Brisbane? That is a long way away from you. The trees often need pruning, because many electricity wires are above the ground and it could become dangerous otherwise.
I live in the same state, more North, about 2000 kms further down the road, lol.

It is 3.15pm, and half dark already as the weather is overcast and miserably wet today - this pic has cheered me up no end! My son has one planted right outside his home in Brisbane, but it looks as though a chainsaw murderer has had a go at it - just a trunk and a few branches! It still flowers, though, so it must be a tough one.

Lovely photo

They are very spectacular in bloom...and even out of bloom are a very beautiful tree.

Wow...what a eyecatching beauty ! The bright colored blooms are amazing !

Another one I wish I could grow...oh well !

I remember this particular tree ( I have photographed so many as I love the tree ) grew in the Northern Territory in Timber Creek. We stopped there and I noticed a low hanging branch.

This is one of my favorite trees too. I grow this tree from seed to sell.
I have many seedlings, 1 gal. and 5 gal. plants.

The soonest these trees can bloom in Coastal Southern California would be maybe late May or early June (depending how warm the weather is). I've heard in the low deserts of California and Arizona they bloom early, March or April. This is because they can have hot 100 degree F. (38 degree C) temperatures early in spring or anytime of the year.

very, very nice!

I read it flowers in August. Here too, but with us it is winter then.....

One of my favourite trees, trees from my childhood!

I just love the Delonix regia. When they flower it looks like the tree is on fire.

Ah that's nice.

Pollyannever, thank you!

Pollyannaever, thank you for the kind comment. It is too bad the tree was not in full bloom. It is stunning when it is in bloom with its orange/red flowers.

Love the branches! By the way welcome to GOY Delonix1 :)

Beautiful photo of this tree. It looks like a lady in a pose for the picture spreading her arms upward so gracefully!

That is a wonderful plant but not for my climate...the colour is truly beautiful..

Lori:

Thanks for the information.

Delonix regia is only native to the western part of Madagascar, however, they are widely grown in tropical and subtropical countries all over the world.
They especially like a climate that is dry in the winter and has monsoonal moisture in the summer. They are becoming increasingly popular here in Southern California...especially in areas where the temperature stays above
28 degrees (-2 degrees C.). Mature trees can tolerate 25 - 26 degrees F. (-3 or -4 degrees C.) for a very short period (maybe 1 or 2 hours) without being killed. By the way these trees love the low deserts of Southern California and Arizona. They can easily tolerate temperatures to 122 degrees F. (50 degrees C.)

Thanks Delonix...I think it is in Australia, as thats where Marguerite lives.
Can you tell me if it is also native to Kenya?

That sounds absolutely wonderful Delonix1, what a fantastic sight it must be!

Marguerite, I know Jacarandas can be messy, however, they are worth the mess. It have a 50 foot tall by 45 feet wide tree in my yard. In San Diego where I live...there's hundreds of thousands of these trees here and when they bloom the city is just an incredible sight of blue and purple.

This looks nice and bright.
Welcome to GOY Delonix.
All the best, Hywel.

beautiful shape to that tree, welcome to GOY

This is a beautiful Delonix regia tree! Where is it located?

Lori, this tree is not an acacia and Delonix regia has no thorns.

A very pretty tree.

and Welcome to GoY. Enjoy.

Beautiful tree!

Hi Delonix1, Welcome, hope you enjoy it here.

What a fantastic tree. Welcome to GOY.

Looks as though an exotic butterfly has landed on some ferns. It's lovely.

Oh, great, thank you Janey.

When we get the pics off the lap top I will look for the Melia tree and send one through.
I can't remember it's full name but it was the loveliest tree.

Thanks for your message, now I know they also grow in Spain. Do you have a pic of the Melia?

The Jacarandas were beautiful in Spain in the Spring, I planted one in the garden but the next winter it snowed and killed it. We planted a gorgeous tree a
Melia with lilac flowers in the Spring and beautiful golden cherries all winter, luckilyit could stand low temperatures of -15 degs. C.

Wow....! What an amazing color ! Man...., I wish I could grow these !

We lived in the desert in the south. It was almost impossible to grow grass, but tropical trees, shrubs and other plants thrived. One of my favourites was 'my' eucalyptus tree in front of the house. I spent many hours up that tree.
Next time I go back for a visit I'll pay closer attention to the plants and will take lots of pictures (last time we had a film slr.. we chose our shots carefully).

Well Rosalieg, it could well be the same tree. I have to look up how far Israel is from the equator, I think it is further than we are, but these trees are also seen in slightly cooler regions.

There are fantastic colours in Australia. Everyone assiciates Jacaranda trees with South Africa, but they really come from Argentine and they are found in lots of places here in the continent too. They are a marvellous sight in spring with their lilac blooms. However, if you have one in your garden they make a big mess when the flowers are spent.

You're right Marguerite, I didn't grow up in Canada. I grew up in Israel. I'm pretty sure it's the same tree, though it's been a while since I've seen them (moved back to Canada in 82, and didn't see/notice them when I was back for a visit in 2000).
There were a lot of these trees at the school I went too, meaning a lot of rattles..

Wow! I don't know much about Australia, but I certainly never think of this kind of color. Beautiful.

I think what rosalieg is referring to is the Gleditzia or Robinia...commonly called Honey Locust.. it is a rather tall shade tree, here in Canada, with leaves like the acacia and long seed pods that contain the seeds (beans) and when they dry and fall from the trees in autumn we ,as children, used them as rattles! lol. The gum of the locust bean is used commercially in food processing. usually in puddings, sauces, etc.

Is this the tree the book Flame Trees of Thika was titled with? Amazing colour...just gorgeous. Not quite a tree, but this spring I found a begonia called Begonia Boliviensis 'Bonfire' and it has the same incandescent red!
These blossoms are so exotic...the leaves are obviously acacia...does it have thorns?

Love it!

I don't know where you lived before but I have a feeling they do not grow in Canada as these are definitely tropical trees. I am not so sure about the rattling noise of these seedpods though, I have not held them in my hand when dried out.

They really are amazing and no wonder they sometimes call it the flame tree, as from a distanc it looks like the tree is on fire. The flowers are soft and fragile, yet they last a long time.

If this is the tree I think it is, as kids we used to use them as rattles once they dried out

What a gorgeous tree Marguerite, the colour is so vivid.

Love the red flowers .

Luv the leaf colour&shape of this plant :)

Oh my...!! My favorite color....What an amazing looking tree. I'll have to look this one up for sure, hope it's hardy here where I live, (fingers crossed), ....lol.

I am facing the same problem, I know I can't plant it outside. (living near Brighton, very frosty at times) This is a tropical tree. It can be huge, up to 60 foot, so is unlikely to be happy in a pot for long. How is yours doing?

I was reading a site with people discussing whether it can be grown in Southern California, consensus was NO.

The RHS Encyclopaedia reckons it will only take a minimum of 7C

I would imagine you'd be OK down there - but have some fleece ready just in case!

We live on the south coast of Cornwall and very rarely get a frost and a lot of our garden is sheltered from any frost that does make it this far west (it's walled and south facing). Do you think it's still too risky to put outside?

Highly unlikely that it will be frost hardy. You could try putting it outside wrapped in fleece but it may be worthwhile giving it to someone with a LARGE conservatory!!!!