Schotia brachypetala - Parrot Tree
By Delonix1
8 Aug, 2015
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This tree has some of the most beautiful scarlet blossoms of any flowering tree. It somewhat common in San Diego and very easy to grow with extreme drought-tolerance. Photo taken in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. on Aug. 7, 2015.
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Meanie:
The flower spikes are much larger than Greyia, also. This is a tree...most Greyia species are shrubby, although they can grow pretty tall.
10 Aug, 2015
".most Greyia species are shrubby, although they can grow pretty tall."
Mine is only about a metre tall at the moment.
10 Aug, 2015
It grows about 3 or 4 times as tall here.
11 Aug, 2015
The flowers look a little like those of the unrelated Greyia.
10 Aug, 2015