Posts under ‘Flowering Trees’

This large evergreen tree is native to Tropical Africa. The orange flowers bloom fall, winter and spring. There is also a rarer form of yellow.

A large shrub with flowers that open with a purple color and throughout the day fade to a pale lavender. Native to South America the plant has large prickly leaves.

This small tree has reddish-orange blooms. Needs to be trimmed to maintain shape. Native to southern South America.  

One of the more widely used Senna’s in the landscape, this is a small tree with evergreen leaves. The yellow flowers bloom year-round.  

An evergreen shrub  that may be shaped into becoming a small tree.  A year round bloomer the yellow flowers appear all along the branches.  

This fall bloomer is a medium deciduous tree.  The yellow blooms with salmon colored seed pods make a spectacular showing.   

A deciduous medium tree with fragrant flowers and a high salt tolerance. There are many different colors and hybrids of Plumeria available. In Hawaii the flowers are widely used to make leis.

This plant gets it common name from the long erect yellow candle like blooms. This large evergreen shrub blooms summer and fall and can also be used as a small tree.

The origin of this large evergreen tree is Tropical America. The pink powder-puff like blooms stand out against the dark waxy green leaves. The leaves close at night producing condensation, hence the common name.

A medium size tree which is deciduous and blooms in the winter. The flowers are pink or white and resemble a shaving brush. This bombax has no thorns.