Strelitzia reginae - Bird-of-Paradise

Extremely common in tropical gardens here as well. It copes with the conditions easily and rewards with these great blooms. Does have to be tidied up fairly constantly though to keep it looking good.

It’s almost overused here, and in most of the low elevations of California, even in the desert. Many people love this plant! It’s the official flowering plant of Los Angeles.

It can look unkempt after it flowers, though. In many areas they’re thinned out and look awesome! It typically only grows to 6 ft (2 m) tall, but sometimes to 8 ft (2.5 m), when they’re very happy.

Yes they grow really tall here as well. With regular trimming back and cleaning out, they do look fabulous.

Delonix, as I have said before, I adore these plants and their blooms fascinate me!