Flaming Royal Poinciana

by Gary F Richards

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Flaming Royal Poinciana

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Gary F Richards

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The sun was setting and just hitting this Royal Poinciana from the west and I just had to take some pictures with my Nikon D3400 camera. I isolated this cluster of blossoms and digitally created this complementary blue background to show it off. Royal poincianas are quite prevalent where I live in the Sarasota Florida area as landscape trees. Enjoy.

Native to Madagascar, royal poinciana trees are known for their showy flowers. The botanical name is derived from the Greek words delos (meaning conspicuous) and onyx (meaning claw), referring to their appearance. With four spoon-shaped petals about 3 inches long, and one slightly larger petal (called the standard), they resemble orchids, and range in color from deep red to bright orange. Yellow-flowering cultivars also exist. These lovely flowers first appear in clusters between May and July, and can stay on the tree for a month or more.

A mature tree can resemble an umbrella, with a wider canopy than it is tall. The delicate, fern-like leaflets provide light shade and the perfect backdrop for the flowers to shine against. The bark is smooth and gray. Royal poinciana is deciduous, providing your landscape with cooling shade during the hottest parts of the year and warming sunshine in the winter. While it's not sturdy in storms, judicious pruning can help prevent breakage, and the tree will often recover quickly after losing limbs.

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July 8th, 2019

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