1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Tree
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,100.00 cm180.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,300.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange Red, Yellow
White, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblong
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 15-5-15
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
antihelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Arthritis, constipation, hemiplagia, Inflammation
Diabetes, Hangover
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Delonix regia
Peniocereus greggii
7.2 Common Name
Gulmohar, Royal Poinciana
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
7.2.1 In Hindi
गुलमोहर
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.2 In German
Flammenbaum
Nachtblühende Cereus
7.2.3 In French
Delonix regia
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.4 In Spanish
malinche
Reina de la noche
7.2.5 In Greek
Delonix regia
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
flamboiã
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.7 In Polish
wianowłostka królewska
Noc Blooming Cereus
7.2.8 In Latin
CHORIZIA
Maria Maria Cereus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Pachycereeae
8.9 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species