1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Tree
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Not Available
Orange, Dark Red (Ratan aboli), Yellow, Delhi Crossandra , Arka Ambara, Arka Kanaka (IIHR varieties)
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
old gardens
Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Urban areas, Wild
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1110-15
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2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 Sunset Zone
2.6 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
1,100.00 cm40.60 cm
0.54
3900
9.10.1 Minimum Width
1,300.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
9.11 Plant Color
9.11.1 Flower Color
Orange Red, Yellow
Orange, Orange Red
9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Not Available
9.11.3 Fruit Color
9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
11.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Water daily during growing season
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
11.5.2 Soil Type
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
11.7 Pruning
Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
11.8 Fertilizers
Apply 15-5-15
Balanced liquid fertilizer
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
12.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Agroforestry
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
antihelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Arthritis, constipation, hemiplagia, Inflammation
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Bronchitis, Cough, Liver problems, Menstrual Disorders
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
13.2.3 Other Uses
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Hedges, Tropical
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
Delonix regia
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
14.2 Common Name
Gulmohar, Royal Poinciana
Crossandra, firecracker flower
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
14.2.5 In Greek
14.2.6 In Portuguese
14.2.7 In Polish
wianowłostka królewska
Crossandra
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
15.9 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Not Available
15.10 Number of Species