Delonix regia --Royal Poinciana-- DA Note: all parts of plant

Note: all parts of plant are toxic - careful when handling with bare hands and do not ingest

Taller than some varieties

so it looks similar to ginger and turmeric

Sun to part sun

leafing out in early spring

Delonix regia --Royal Poinciana-- DA Note: all parts of plantAKA "Flamboyant", "Peacock Flower", and "Flame Tree", and WOW does it live up to its nicknames! Famous for its dazzling display of vivid scarlet 3 4" wide, 5 petaled flowers in foot long racemes in summer. Umbrella crowned tree to 30 40 feet high, and spreading 60 feet. Large feathery 2 foot long leaves, and woody 2 foot long pods. Discovered in Madagascar in 1824. Flower color ranges from deep crimson through orange to a rare yellow. Very rare and