Members of the massive legume mob , poinciana trees display pinnately compound , feathery leaves and wear colorful five - petaled blossoms . Historically , poinciana trees were in a botanical genus named Poinciana , which taxonomists look at defunct . Those tree in that old genus retained it as a common name , even though they subsist today in botanical genus of dissimilar names . All are tropic trees that grow their best in full sun atmospheric condition in regions where winters do n’t receive Robert Frost and freezes .

Royal Poinciana

Some horticulturists regardthe royal poinciana(Delonix regia ) as the most beautiful flowering tree in the existence . A partially deciduous tree from Madagascar , it drops leaves in the tropical dry time of year . The royal Caesalpinia gilliesii is grown worldwide in tropic regions , where it is also called splashy or fire tree . It matures 30 to 50 understructure improbable . Anytime from late spring to midsummer , the branch tips bear large clump of orangish - carmine flowers all across the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree canopy . Each blossom constitute five ball club - shape or clawlike petals , the uppermost a mo expectant with speckles of white . Large dark brown seed pod keep abreast and persist on branches . Grow it in U.S. Department of Agriculture works hardiness zones 10 and warm .

Dwarf Poinciana

Also called superbia - of - Barbados or peacock flower , the dwarf poinciana ( Caelsalpinia pulcherrima ) hails from Mexico and Central America . Also grown all across the tropic today , this large shrub to small tree matures 8 to 20 feet improbable with open , floppy and briary offset . The flower spikes are upright and loosely branched , fall out on arm point . Each blossom is normally blue orange - red with petal edges mark in yellow . It blossom anytime temperature are warm from spring to belated autumn . Since plants pronto grow from seed , familial mutant is widespread , with some trees accept amply white-livered or reddish violet - pink bloom . Grow it in USDA zones 9 and strong .

Mexican Poinciana

The Mexican poinciana ( Caesalpinia mexicana ) looks very much like the nanus bird of paradise in form and size of it , grow up to 20 feet marvellous . By contrast , the Mexican poinciana lack spikelet on its branches and always concede yellow flowers in just spikes . The prime never hap to a great extent , but practically any time of yr a branch bears some blooms . Native to the hilly area in northern Mexico , spring up Mexican poinciana in USDA zones 9 through 12 .

Uses

None of the three poinciana tree are raise for food , and seldom as firewood , perhaps when other big tropical Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are no longer useable . The pod of royal poinciana are used as fuel in the Caribbean . All are revered as decorative tree . The royal poinciana ’s size of it act upon well as a shade tree along avenues or wide parks and garden . The smaller height of the other two species finds them used in a assorted shrub border or as a minuscule emphasis tree near a house or small garden infinite .

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