Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Tree
Origin
Southern Africa
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Types
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Delonix regia
Number of Varieties
151
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, sand dunes, Slopes
old gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm1,100.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm1,300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Orange Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
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Multi-Color
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Tongue shaped
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer
Apply 15-5-15
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails, Thripes
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
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Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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antihelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Arthritis, constipation, hemiplagia, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Euryops pectinatus
Delonix regia
Common Name
Euryops
Gulmohar, Royal Poinciana
In Hindi
Euryops
गुलमोहर
In German
Euryops
Flammenbaum
In French
Euryops
Delonix regia
In Spanish
Euryops
malinche
In Greek
Euryops
Delonix regia
In Portuguese
Euryops
flamboiã
In Polish
Euryops
wianowłostka królewska
In Latin
Euryops
CHORIZIA
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Fabales
Family
Asteraceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Euryops
Delonix
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Senecioneae
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Subfamily
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Caesalpinioideae
Number of Species
10070
1
27800
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