Delonix regia (Poinciana) flowers

At first glance I thought it resembled the markings of a bearded iris....very unusual BB.

I can see how you would make that comparison Meadowland. These trees are blooming everywhere in my city right now. They are the most common summertime bloom here in northern Queensland.

How lovely to see them in the cities.

Meadowland, there are many who regard these trees as environmental weeds as they have proven to be highly invasive and have escaped into the bushland.

City & town councils are now advocating their removal, but they grow to be massive trees and cost a fortune to remove (which the councils don't pay for) so I'm afraid they continue to be seen everywhere.

Delonix being invasive is good to know. I am always looking for some new plants, but have to be concerned about it escaping to the fields that are around me. We have Pittosporum undulatum, Australian cheesewood, which is constantly trying to take over everything; but it is great for firewood and windbreaks.

Yes, here in north Queensland the Delonix is on the environmental weed list for pretty much all the council areas in the state!

Here on my property the Poincianas were planted by previous owners so they were quite enormous when we moved in.

They have escaped into the bush paddock, but we've been here for 20 years now and they have certainly not taken over the entire paddock, as predicted by the council. We do have long dry seasons though, so that appears to keep them in check.

Beautiful! Of course, my favorite tree! I wish it was a weed here! There are many trees here, but everyone seems to love Jacaranda more! There’s millions in San Diego.

I have to admit I do love Jacarandas! Unfortunately I've never had any luck growing them - one was the slowest grower on the face of the earth and we moved before it got a little higher than our 5-foot fence, and the other had to be cut down because we needed a car shed and it was in the wrong spot!

Those flowers are lovely. I like Jacaranda too. And also the lovely yellow Acacias. Can you imagine all three growing together? Would be parrot-like!

I love these trees. All of them I have seen in Mexico had a beautiful shape. I do not think they were considered a weed. Most of them were quite big. There are more Jacarandas then Delonix regia in that little village near Guadalajara . Both tees are beautiful when they bloom.
I do understang the "weed" problem though. We have several tees and plants here on the Island which are considered weeds here but not around other parts of the country.

Karen, a Poinciana, a Jacaranda and an Acacia standing together would look fabulous if they were all flowering at the same time.

Klahanie, it's interesting to see what's regarded as a "weed" in various areas of the world. I heard a saying once that I rather like: Weeds are nature's graffiti!