Kigelia africana - Sausage Tree Flower

Lovely deep red ..:o)))

What a wonderful bloom!!
I'm not sure that I could call it beautiful, but it's so incredibly different!

There is one in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew . I have not seen it in flower yet.Something to look forward too...

Mushybanna:

The flowers are almost black-red.

Meanie:

They grow on a long pendulous spike which hand down and bloom and then the sausage-type seed pods develop.

Rbtkew:

They are pretty interesting when you see the many red-black flowers hanging in clusters. Not sure how long it takes for them to bloom...but I think they bloom very young.

I'll find out soon...as I started trees from seed this year.

Any new photos coming up of the baby sausage trees please Delonix ?

Terratoonie:

I started all the seeds I had left, and all of the seeds germinated this year. I'll post a photo of all the babies sausage trees soon. :>)

I meant to say: all the baby sausage trees. LOL!

Lol... :o)))