Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height:	35 to 40 feet
Plant Spread:	40 to 60 feet
Leaves:	Semi-evergreen Deciduous
Fruit:	Other: Soft, elongated green pods of 12 inches or longer that hang loosely from stems and mature to a woody brown.
Fruiting Time:	Summer
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Orange Red
Bloom Size:	3"-4"
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer Summer
Underground structures:	Taproot
Suitable Locations:	Street Tree
Uses:	Shade Tree Flowering Tree
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Provide light
Containers:	Not suitable for containers
Conservation status:	Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:

Common names

Royal Poinciana
Flame Tree
Flamboyant Tree
Peacock Flower
Gulmohar

Botanical names

Accepted: Delonix regia
Synonym: Delonix regia var. flavida

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Location: Cleveland, Queensland, Australia.
Date: 2014-11-20
Royal Poinciana is flaming the streets in late spring in southeas

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2010
This tree in full bloom is a traffic stopper!

Uploaded by Dutchlady1

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2024-02-05

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2023-09-22

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2023-05-23
My yard, Sebastian, Fl

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Location: Historical centre, Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-21

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2023-09-20

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2013-10-20
Taken in Naples, FL

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Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Date: November 1996

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Location: Jersey City, my balcony. 2 months old from seed
Date: 2021-08

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Location: Miami FL, South Miami Ave
Date: 2021-05-20
Street landscaping

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Location: Miami FL
Date: 2021-05-20
South Miami Ave street landscaping

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Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2014-08-19
Some call this locally as 'Elephant flower' for this reason! Man

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Location: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Date: May 2003

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2020-06-10

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-06-18

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Location: Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2022-02-27

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Location: Merritt Island, Florida USA Zone 9b
Date: 2022-07-30
Large seed pods that are thick and very firm.

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Location: JC, my balcony
Date: 2022-08
1 year old from seed

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2022-06-01

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-06-15

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Location: Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-22

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2013-07-03

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2012
single bloom - appr. 4-5 inches in diameter.

Uploaded by Dutchlady1

Location: Fort Meyers florida
Date: 2022-06-26
Large flower clusters fully open

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Location: Historical centre, Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-10

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2023-12-21

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
single flower bud

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
I have been told that the one white petal serves to attract polli

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Location: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Uploaded by robertduval14

Location: Historical centre, Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-21
Roots of a very old tree with sprouted seedlings.

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
clearly showing the feathery compound leaves

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
ripe and dry seedpod

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
unripe green seedpods

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: spring 2011
Yellow is one of the more unusual bloom colors on this beautiful

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Location: Historical centre, Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-21
Host to many plant species, what a wealth! :)

Uploaded by bonitin

Location: Historical centre, Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-22

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Location: Historical centre, Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-12

Uploaded by bonitin

Date: 2014-05-29
Photo courtesy of: Karen Blix

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
open, empty seedpod

Uploaded by Dutchlady1

Location: Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2010-02-24

Uploaded by bonitin

Location: Southeast Florida
Date: June 2012
This is a most striking specimen.

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Comments:

Posted by Dutchlady1 on Sep 7, 2012 9:18 AM concerning plant:

The seedpods, which form very soon after the flowering cycle and grow large very quickly, remain on the tree throughout the winter months. The hard dry seedpods are then shed by the tree during the first of the summer storms, allowing the seeds to be dispersed in the rainy season, which aids in quick germination. I have picked probably 200 small seedlings from under my tree this year so far (posted in September 2012)

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Posted by Dutchlady1 on Dec 8, 2011 8:22 PM concerning plant:

This fast growing tropical tree is a sight to behold when it is in full bloom. Make sure to give it plenty of space, but otherwise it is a pretty carefree tree; some people don't like having to pick up the large seedpods after the bloom season, but this tree is worth that bit of work to me. A real traffic stopper! There is a variety of colors in the yellow to orange to red range available.

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Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 19, 2013 7:17 PM concerning plant:

Official tree of the Northern Marianas.

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Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Sep 20, 2016 7:58 PM concerning plant:

National flower of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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Plant Events from our members
MySecretIslandGarden	On September 5, 2022	Plant emerged Found young plant growing in the mulch, transplanted to pot in front
skylark	On November 15, 2023	Miscellaneous Event finally after 6 months! grew new leaves
skylark	On June 15, 2023	Maintenance performed pruned lightly
skylark	On May 15, 2022	Miscellaneous Event dropped some leaves and grew new ones
skylark	On March 15, 2022	Miscellaneous Event dropped all leaves and grew new ones
skylark	On June 12, 2021	Seeds germinated 1 out of 5 germinated

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Discussion Threads about this plant

Thread Title	Last Reply	Replies
Stunning photo by zuzu	Oct 25, 2011 4:37 AM	4
ready to be pollinated! by Dutchlady1	Aug 28, 2013 6:02 PM	4

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