Flamboyant - aptly named
When I think of Puerto Rico, I picture
a little wooden house with a zinc roof and a flamboyant tree. Although there
are fewer wooden houses than in the "old days", there are still flamboyants that line the streets and countryside
in bold bright colors. The red/orange, yellows and blue/purples grace the
streets and highways with their bonsai like form and brilliant colors.
It’s too bad that most tourists will
never see this scene because the flamboyant blooms in the heat of the summer
and doesn’t last very long. During the
winter months when tourists appear from all parts of the world, the flamboyants
are barely visible. The green trees are
camouflaged by their surroundings and are hardly noticed.
· Plant - Delonix regia
· Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant
in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is noted for its
fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. Wikipedia
