Poinciana tree blooming in Sydney, Australia (33deg. SOUTH)

[Laisla87]

In Warwick Farm, South West, so almost 34 degrees south. Population is mainly Vietnamese/Cambodian/Thai so there a lot of tropical plants

[Cindy Adair]

Very nice!

[fastfeat]

Impressive.

[Palms1984]

That's a large and very beautiful Delonix regia!

[Nick1985]

There’s a beautiful tree in Dee Why in a Carpark behind the real estate. Corner Pittwater Rd and Hawkesbury Ave. flowers almost every year and has a canopy. 

[Zroota]

Late response here, but I had to chime in on this. I don't know why people are impressed to see this bloom in Sydney.  Australians in the southeast are gaslit to think that they live in cool temperate climates, and only anything north of Coffs Harbour is "subtropical" - Which is utterly BS. Subtropical plants grow well south to Narooma in south coast of NSW. Sydney also has a subtropical climate. But we were always led to believe that Brisbane and Perth are the subtropicals. 🤦‍♂️

Btw, Poincianas bloom very well in Cyprus (35'N) and parts of Mediterranean Europe, as well as Israel and Lebanon (places of equal latitudes with Sydney). Here is a blooming specimen in Larnaca Cyprus (34'N), which has similar winter temps as Sydney (daytime temps are only cooler by 1 degree C though).

Shocking? I think not. Many tropical plants bloom and thrive well in subtropics, such as Ipomoea, strelitzia, cordyline, croton, coleus, etc.

[Than]

No wonder it flowers in Sydney. It flowers in southern Europe too.

[iko.]

There are some Delonix regia in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs flowering every year but I think they do better with some dry months if the climate is not too hot. Probably the Western suburbs are better on this as the suburbs close to the ocean get almost constant breeze and much more humidity. 

The northernmost (Spain, Northern Hemisphere) I've seen are in Málaga (also yellow/orange versions), Alicante and recently saw one in Castelló, 39º N. It has been growing well for a few years but shy at flowering. The red flowers were quite distinct in person but it requires a bit of time to see them in the picture. Look at the upper branches. I guess it may flower more "profusely" in the coming years. 

[Zroota]

21 hours ago, iko. said:

There are some Delonix regia in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs flowering every year but I think they do better with some dry months if the climate is not too hot. Probably the Western suburbs are better on this as the suburbs close to the ocean get almost constant breeze and much more humidity. 

The northernmost (Spain, Northern Hemisphere) I've seen are in Málaga (also yellow/orange versions), Alicante and recently saw one in Castelló, 39º N. It has been growing well for a few years but shy at flowering. The red flowers were quite distinct in person but it requires a bit of time to see them in the picture. Look at the upper branches. I guess it may flower more "profusely" in the coming years. 

Do you have photos of Poinciana in eastern Sydney? Or at least Google Maps street view links?

[iko.]

9 hours ago, Zroota said:

Do you have photos of Poinciana in eastern Sydney? Or at least Google Maps street view links?

One I followed closely is in Loftus Road, Darling Point. The flowering has improved over the years, still not as good as those Delonix regia in Queensland. It used to flower mid-end January but more recently stars as early as December.