Delonix regia: Royal Poinciana

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Release Date: 4/23/2019

Reviewed At: 11/30/2018

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-ST228-1993

Urban Horticulture

Abstract

This many-branched, broad, spreading, flat-crowned deciduous tree is well-known for its brilliant display of red-orange bloom, literally covering the tree tops from May to July.

About this Publication

This document is ENH387, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date: November 1993. Revised February 2013 and December 2018. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

Authors

Edward F. Gilman
Edward F. Gilman

professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Deborah Hilbert
Deborah Hilbert

biological scientist and alum, Environnmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 

Dennis G. Watson
Dennis G. Watson

former associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Ryan Klein
Ryan Klein
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Andrew Koeser
Andrew Koeser
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, landscape management, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Drew McLean
Drew McLean
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist, Center for Land Use Efficiency, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma FL.

Publication #ENH387

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