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Delonix regia - Royal Poinciana - San Diego, CA


Delonix regia - Royal Poinciana - San Diego, CA (Delonix regia - Royal Poinciana)

Royal Poinciana blooming in the summer heat in San Diego, CA.
Photo taken July 23, 2009.



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This is stunning. How hot is it now?

24 Jul, 2009

 

Celandine:

The eastern part of San Diego where I live - it's been 92-98 degrees F. / 33 - 37 degrees C. during the day and the lows temps are around 71 degrees F / 22 degrees C. and pretty humid...this is called the "July Fry".

25 Jul, 2009

 

Stunning .
My Sister who lives in Scripps Ranch, is in back in Blighty for 2 weeks .Poor girl
its not even 20 here and its midsummer LOL

25 Jul, 2009

 

I dont suppose these would survive over here either ?

25 Jul, 2009

 

Mushybanna:

Thanks! Yes, they are stunning! It's my favorite flowering tree....hence, my screne name. : > )

You're sister is probably in temperature shock! LOL!

Delonix regia - Royal Poinciana is a very tropical tree...young trees are extremely tender to the slightest cold and resent watering which rot and kill them quickly.

26 Jul, 2009

 

what a stunner.....

26 Jul, 2009

 

Mushybanna:

I meant to say Royal Poinciana trees resent over watering which kills them quickly.

Sandra:

It is quite a stunner...especially in person. My camera cannot capture the true brilliant red of these flowers. (the flowers look more orange when taken with my camera)

26 Jul, 2009

 

your picture is lovely. but i know what you mean i find it hard sometimes too..my camera takes great close-ups but i loose detail when i photo something big. colours vary from shot to shot to. but this plant is stunning i would love to see them one day....

26 Jul, 2009

 

Sandra:

I assume the closest place (to England) to see one outside in the ground as a large tree would be in Southern Portugal or Spain.

27 Jul, 2009

 

my mum goes out to spain on holiday and brings me back photos and seeds of various plants. thats how i got my pheonix palms...thay took a while to get going but now the biggest seedling is aboy four foot....

27 Jul, 2009

 

Sandra:

Do you know your Phoenix palm is a male (a boy) because it has bloomed? If so, you're quite the botanist!

The reason why as I ask...is because most people can't tell the difference between male and female trees on the Genus: Phoenix (except unitl mature female trees produce seed and males don't)

27 Jul, 2009



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