How many times a year does the flamboyant tree bloom, and in which season does it flower?
Do you know the flamboyant tree flower? What do you know about this flower? How many times a year does the flamboyant tree bloom, and when does it flower?
The flamboyant tree, also known as the fire tree, blooms twice a year. It is a perennial deciduous tree, native to the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa. It is a sun-loving species that prefers high temperatures and plenty of sunlight. Its crown is umbrella-shaped, and its leaves are bipinnately compound; the pinnae number 10 to 20 and are opposite. The flowers have 5 petals, bright red with a yellow tinge. When in full bloom, the flowers cover the entire crown, like a phoenix reborn from the flames, but its flowers and seeds are toxic and must not be eaten by mistake!
Whenever the flamboyant tree flowers, it is in autumn, which is also June, when graduates leave school. The blooming flamboyant tree flowers, seen from afar, look like a sea of fire, which is why it is also called the fire tree. The flamboyant tree is a large deciduous tree, 10 to 20 m tall, with an umbrella-shaped crown. The leaves are bipinnately compound, with 10 to 20 pairs of pinnae and 20 to 40 pairs of leaflets; the upper surface of the leaflets is emerald green, and the underside is dark green. The flowers are borne in racemes or panicles, terminal, with 5 petals, flame-red with a yellow tinge, and a long petal stalk. The flowering period is roughly from early June to mid-September, one season in May and one season in September. The clear red flowers are large and showy. The fruit is a pod, about 40 to 70 cm long, flat and hard-tipped, like a long knife. The flamboyant tree likes to grow in places with plenty of sunlight, so it is planted more, and grows better, in central and southern Taiwan, China.
The flower language of the flamboyant tree flower is "parting," because it always blooms in June-July, the season of farewell songs, silently burning with the sorrow of parting, and also wishing students a bright future.
Uses of the flamboyant tree flower: landscape tree, street tree.