Plant Profile

Delonix elata (White Gul Mohur, Creamy Peacock Flower)

Delonix elata is native to Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Yemen. Introduced in Cambodia, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It grows on rocky, shallow, red soils, and is capable of growing on poor soil. It need full explosure to survie.Flowers in terminal corymbs are yellow and white in color. To grow into dry legume fruits, of brown, purple, and red color, at a higher stage.

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Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Flamboyant
Plant type: Tree
Origin: East tropical Africa
Heat Zones: 8 to 16

Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13
Uses: Specimen, Medicinal
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Fast

Tree Shape: Round, Spreading

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Medium

Height at Maturity: 8 to 15 m

Spread at Maturity: 8 to 10 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 20 to 50 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

Leaf Type: Bipinnately compound

Leaf Shape: Oblong

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Medium

Color(growing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Corymb

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Seasons: Spring, Winter
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth
Fruit

Fruit Type: Legume

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 10 - 20

Fruit Color: Brown, Red, Purple

Seasons: Spring, Winter

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Seed