Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
8–12 m
First harvest
Flowers year four
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Keep it well away from walls and drains — the roots lift them.
The flame tree of Indian summers; fast, spectacular and shallow-rooted.
Growing it
Keep it well away from walls and drains — the roots lift them.
What it is for
Avenue shade and colour; sunbirds work the flowers.