My flamboyant trees have started putting on their annual show around the garden. I have two reds on my property and one yellow I planted at the entrance to my driveway on my neighbours' land. I have planted another yellow on my property but it is still young and maybe it will flower next year. I plan to plant another two or three around the property when the rainy seasons starts. The flamboyant is also known as the Royal Poinciana, Delonix Regia, and flame of the forest. All around the island you can see flashes of red, orange and yellow along the roads, through the tree tops, in church yards and schools and hotels. It puts me in a good mood and I haven't been in one since my dental surgery last week. Today I had the stitches out so am feeling better and with all that colour in the landscape am smiling from ear to ear :-)). We had some rain last night and more is predicted.
Hello islandgal, cool! I cannot imagine how big is your garden. These trees are huge. Their blooms are glorious. Great! Happy planting!
ReplyDeleteHello Stephanie am glad that you stopped by. Yes those trees can get huge, but they are of medium size at the moment. My garden covers about 2 acres.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you feel better from your dental surgery. The flamboyants are blooming here in Grenada, too. I hope to someday see your garden. It sounds so lovely. We may be taking a trip to Barbados in Feb. next year. Will let you know if it becomes confirmed.
ReplyDeleteThank you cottagesweet, and I hope your trip to Barbados comes off. Please let me know. I may be in Grenada soon if I am I will email you.
ReplyDeleteDear Helen,
ReplyDeleteThey are marvelous trees and the colors are deeply rich and can be seen so far away... I really love them. It's interesting they have already bloomed here (or I should say, just south of us) and they are now blooming on your wonderful island which is further south.
Flowering trees or flowers of any kind can make one feel better! I'm glad those brilliantly blooming trees were just in time to help you get better from your surgery.
hugs** Meems
Meems they seem to be flowering in a staggered season. Some flowered earlier in March and that was strange, some are totally covered with blooms, some partially and some are just budding. That means we will have colour probably up until August.
ReplyDeleteWell you can't beat color like that from March through August! Everyone on the Island should feel better all the time. Ha!
ReplyDeleteHi Helen, seeing these amazing trees makes me feel the same way...lifts up my spirits!! I can imagine how beautiful your garden must be now. I haven't seen the yellow one but the one in your photo is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThey are great! SO bright and colorful!
ReplyDeletethank you Kanak, this is really an uplifting time of year.
ReplyDeleteDirt Princess I feel that I can go around planting these trees in every vacant field on the island.
I love, love those those trees! I wonder if they'll grow in Western NY, zone 5.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that "sacred flower" before in any of the catalog I received in the mail...it's beautiful!
If you have to go through such an ordeal with your teeth, a blessing to have your beautiful healing garden a bloom! Speedy recovery! Gorgeous photos! So glad to have found you!
ReplyDeleteNance thanks for dropping by, those trees will not grow in NY, however they grow in South Florida. The scared flower is the lotus can be grown in the summertime in ponds.
ReplyDeleteCarol thanks for your visit and comments. All is well in the mouth department. I have been over to your blog and it is beautiful.