Delonix regia progress...

It looks great! I hope it survives the winter so you can try it in the ground.

Fingers crossed for winter

it certainly is healthy looking. fingers crossed for a 'decent' winter for all of us :o)

I'm crossing mine for you as well Stan...

Me too Stan. I hope it survives and brings you flowers and pleasure with years to come. Plants are more adaptable than we give them credit for (with proper care). Fingers crossed here.

Thanks all. I will bring in on any big freeze--- its those rare freezes they didnt call (Like Jan when it was supposed to be well above freezing-then we had a freeze that killed off the Crotons.) I can't do anything about.
It would be nice grow D.regia in a large container- feathery fronds casting light shade. In ground- it might be too cold and wet here,plus gophers aka "Worse creatures then the devil himself on a really bad day"!

When D. regia becomes a tree bigger than 15' it's tough. It can stand freezes pretty well (not protracted freezes, though). It's the cold and wet soil that does them in, especially when young.

They so far have been unusual from my usual tropical plants in a mild temperate climate. They barely survive winters,they leafed out late...but after that,they grew very fast.
I probably will move it to the porch -out of rains,safe from frost too- when we go into a permanent cool down.

Today is very fall like,gray,drizzly and not above 65f. Everything to warm up later in the week. I have a some more garden plans then.

It's finally cooled down here, only 77 degrees the last two days. It's only going to be short-lived, though. It's suppose to get hot here again. :((