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Nursery Direct
Royal Poinciana
Delonix regia
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 180L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m, 300L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Royal Poinciana, Delonix regia
Few trees command a landscape like the Royal Poinciana. In full bloom, its sweeping canopy ignites in vivid red-orange, a spectacle that defines prestige tropical and subtropical properties across Australia. At advanced stock size, the impact is immediate.
Why Royal Poinciana
Exceptional Floral Display: Masses of vivid red-orange blooms from late spring through summer, delivering one of the most dramatic flowering canopies in the Southern Hemisphere.
Broad, Architectural Canopy: Reaches 10m or more with a wide, umbrella-form crown that provides deep shade and strong visual structure at scale.
Drought Tolerance: Highly adapted to hot, dry conditions once established; well-suited to Australia's warmer climate zones with minimal ongoing input.
Fine-Textured Foliage: Soft, bipinnate leaves deliver a refined tropical character year-round, complementing the flowering season with elegant texture.
Semi-Deciduous Habit: Brief leaf drop in cooler months followed by rapid regeneration; a considered trait for landscapes that require seasonal variation.
Ideal Applications
Prestige Feature Specimen: A commanding centrepiece for large residential or commercial properties where immediate visual dominance is required.
Driveway and Avenue Planting: Planted in formal rows, Delonix regia creates an unforgettable arrival sequence for estates and luxury developments.
Shade Structure: The expansive canopy delivers functional, large-scale shade over entertaining areas, courtyards, and open lawn settings.
Coastal and Tropical Landscapes: Performs strongly in warm coastal and inland tropical climates, well-suited to resort, hospitality, and high-end residential projects.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 10 to 15m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soils but not waterlogged conditions
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first 1 to 2 years until established, then reduce frequency as the tree is drought tolerant once mature. Protect from frost in the first few years as young trees are frost sensitive.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 12m
Width: 10 to 15m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Semi-evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: Madagascar
Flower Colour: Scarlet-orange
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







