1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Tree
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Not Available
South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
old gardens
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,100.00 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,300.00 cm61.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange Red, Yellow
White, Orange, Lavender, Plum
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
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
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline
Acidic, 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?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Do not water excessively
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Moist, Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loam, Moist, Sandy
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Red blotch
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
Showy Purposes
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
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Delonix regia
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
7.2 Common Name
Gulmohar, Royal Poinciana
Ram's Horn
7.2.1 In Hindi
गुलमोहर
Proboscidea louisianica
7.2.2 In German
Flammenbaum
Proboscidea louisianica
7.2.3 In French
Delonix regia
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
7.2.4 In Spanish
malinche
louisianica PROBOSCIDEA
7.2.5 In Greek
Delonix regia
proboscidea louisianica
7.2.6 In Portuguese
flamboiã
proboscidea louisianica
7.2.7 In Polish
wianowłostka królewska
Proboscidea louisianica
7.2.8 In Latin
CHORIZIA
proboscidea louisianica
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, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species