Gulmohar / Delonix regia Red – Krishna Sura Live Flower Plant
Bring the spectacular beauty of Gulmohar into your home garden with this Red Gulmohar / Krishna Sura live flowering plant with pot.
Known for its large clusters of brilliant red flowers and delicate, fern-like foliage, Gulmohar is one of the most recognizable ornamental flowering trees grown in warm tropical and subtropical regions. Its botanical name is Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf., and it belongs to the Fabaceae family. Kew recognizes Delonix regia as the accepted botanical name.
The plant is supplied with a pot, making it convenient for starting your Gulmohar collection on a sunny balcony, terrace, patio or home garden.
🌿 About the Gulmohar Plant
Gulmohar is commonly known as Royal Poinciana, Flame Tree, Flamboyant Tree, Flame of the Forest and Gulmohar. It is native to northern and western Madagascar but has been widely introduced and cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including India.
The tree is especially valued as an ornamental plant because of its spectacular flowers and broad, spreading crown.
Kew describes the flowers as large and bright red, with the upper petal having a contrasting white-to-creamy-yellow marking flecked with red.
🌱 Plant Characteristics
- Common Name: Gulmohar
- Botanical Name: Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.
- Other Names: Royal Poinciana, Flame Tree, Flamboyant Tree
- Indian Common Name: Gulmohar / Krishna Sura
- Family: Fabaceae
- Plant Type: Flowering ornamental tree
- Flower Colour: Bright red
- Foliage: Fine, fern-like compound leaves
- Growth Habit: Broad, spreading tree
- Native Range: Northern & western Madagascar
- Suitable For: Home garden, terrace, sunny balcony while young, patio and outdoor plant collections
- Pot: Included
🌺 Beautiful Red Flowers
The main attraction of Gulmohar is its spectacular red flowering display.
The large flowers contrast beautifully against the finely divided green foliage. Kew records flowers around 10 cm across, with predominantly red petals and a contrasting upper petal.
When the plant reaches flowering maturity and growing conditions are favourable, the flowers can create a striking ornamental display.
Flowering depends on factors such as:
- Plant age
- Sunlight
- Temperature
- Water availability
- Nutrition
- Pruning
- Seasonal conditions
Important: A live nursery plant may not flower immediately after delivery. Flowering should not be understood as guaranteed within a particular number of months.
🍃 Attractive Fern-Like Foliage
Gulmohar has distinctive finely divided compound leaves that give the tree a soft, elegant appearance.
Kew describes the leaves as large and bipinnate, with numerous pairs of pinnae and many small opposite leaflets.
The combination of delicate foliage and bright flowers makes Gulmohar attractive even when it is not flowering.
☀️ Sunlight Requirements
Gulmohar is best grown in a sunny outdoor location.
For healthy growth:
- Provide plenty of direct sunlight.
- Choose an open balcony, terrace or garden location.
- Avoid deep shade.
- Give young plants gradual exposure if they have been grown under nursery shade.
- Maintain good air circulation.
Kew specifically recommends full sun for Delonix regia.
Good sunlight is particularly important if you want the plant to develop strong growth and eventually reach flowering maturity.
💧 Watering Requirements
Young Gulmohar plants need appropriate moisture while establishing, but the soil should not remain permanently waterlogged.
For a potted plant:
- Check the upper layer of soil before watering.
- Water thoroughly when the soil begins to dry.
- Allow excess water to drain through the pot.
- Do not allow water to remain standing beneath the container.
- Monitor the plant more frequently during hot and dry periods.
- Reduce additional watering during prolonged monsoon rainfall.
Kew notes that the species requires plenty of water during active growth, while watering should be reduced during winter in protected cultivation.
🪴 Soil & Potting
Use a fertile, well-draining potting mixture.
A practical container mix can include:
- Good-quality garden soil
- Well-decomposed compost
- Cocopeat
- Coarse sand or another drainage-improving component
The pot should have sufficient drainage holes.
Avoid extremely compact soil that remains saturated after watering.
Because Gulmohar eventually develops into a large tree, young plants should be moved into a larger container as their root system develops.
🌱 Fertilizer & Nutrition
Gulmohar can benefit from regular but moderate nutrition during active growth.
Suitable options include:
- Well-decomposed compost
- Vermicompost
- Balanced ornamental plant fertilizer
- Suitable micronutrients when required
Always follow the recommended dosage for the fertilizer being used.
Avoid excessive fertilizer, especially in a small container.
A healthy balance of sunlight, water, soil and nutrition is more important than applying large quantities of fertilizer.
🌸 Flowering & Seasonal Development
Gulmohar is primarily grown for its ornamental flowering display.
Flowering can vary considerably depending on:
- Local climate
- Sunlight
- Plant maturity
- Watering
- Nutrition
- Pruning
- Seasonal conditions
Young nursery plants may spend time establishing their root and shoot systems before producing significant flowering.
Therefore, this product should be purchased as a live ornamental flowering tree, rather than with an expectation of guaranteed immediate flowering.
🏡 Home Garden Suitability
Gulmohar can become a spectacular specimen plant in a spacious home garden.
It is suitable for:
- 🏡 Home gardens
- 🌳 Large outdoor spaces
- 🌺 Flower gardens
- 🌿 Tropical-style gardens
- 🪴 Large containers while young
- 🏢 Spacious terraces
- 🌞 Sunny outdoor areas
Its broad crown and colourful flowers make it particularly attractive as a landscape tree.
🏢 Balcony & Terrace Gardening
The supplied Gulmohar plant with pot can be kept on a sunny balcony or terrace while young, provided there is sufficient sunlight and space.
However, Gulmohar is not naturally a miniature or permanently small balcony plant.
Kew describes Delonix regia as a tree capable of growing up to approximately 30 metres tall, with a broad spreading crown. Its roots can also spread widely and may damage paving, drains or foundations when planted too close to structures.
Therefore:
- 🌱 A young plant can be enjoyed in a container.
- 🪴 Use an increasingly larger pot as it develops.
- ✂️ Prune appropriately to maintain manageable growth.
- 🌞 Provide plenty of sunlight.
- 🏡 For long-term growth, a spacious outdoor location is preferable.
- ⚠️ Avoid planting mature Gulmohar immediately beside buildings, drains or hard landscaping.
✂️ Pruning & Maintenance
Pruning can help maintain the shape of a young container-grown Gulmohar.
Remove:
- Dead branches
- Damaged branches
- Weak shoots
- Unwanted crossing branches
- Poorly positioned growth
Light structural pruning can help develop a balanced young tree.
Avoid excessive pruning simply to force a naturally large tree to remain permanently miniature.
Gulmohar is also known for brittle branches, so choosing a suitable location away from areas where falling branches could create problems is important.
🌳 Space Requirement
This is one of the most important considerations when growing Gulmohar.
Although the supplied plant may be small, Delonix regia eventually develops into a large, spreading tree.
Kew reports a mature tree can reach approximately 30 m in height, and its broad root system can interfere with nearby paving, drains and foundations.
For long-term planting:
- Choose an open garden area.
- Keep adequate distance from buildings.
- Avoid planting directly over drainage lines.
- Give the canopy room to spread.
- Consider mature size before planting permanently in the ground.
🌦️ Indian Climate & Growing Conditions
Gulmohar is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions and is also introduced and cultivated in India.
For Indian home gardeners, it generally suits warm outdoor conditions.
During the Indian summer:
- Provide regular watering according to soil moisture.
- Protect very young plants from severe stress.
- Keep the container well drained.
During monsoon:
- Avoid unnecessary additional watering.
- Make sure the pot drains freely.
- Do not allow the roots to remain continuously submerged.
In cooler regions, winter growth may slow depending on local temperatures.
🌱 Planting in the Ground
When the plant becomes large enough for permanent outdoor planting, choose an open location with:
- Full sunlight
- Well-drained soil
- Adequate space for roots
- Adequate space for the mature canopy
- Safe distance from buildings and underground infrastructure
Do not choose a narrow planting strip beside a wall simply because the plant is small at the time of purchase.
🚚 Live Plant Delivery & Natural Variation
This product is supplied as a live Gulmohar / Krishna Sura flowering plant with pot.
Because plants are living natural products, the actual plant may naturally differ from the photographs.
Natural variations can include:
- Plant height
- Number of branches
- Leaf density
- Leaf colour
- Flower buds
- Flowering stage
- Pot design
- Seasonal appearance
Temporary leaf drop or minor leaf changes can also occur during transportation.
First delivery: The plant is intended to be dispatched through Blue Dart Air/express courier where the service is available for the destination pincode, helping reduce transit time for a live plant.
After receiving the plant:
- Carefully unpack the plant.
- Place it in a bright outdoor location.
- Check the soil moisture.
- Water only when necessary.
- Avoid heavy fertilizer immediately after delivery.
- Allow the plant to adjust before major pruning or repotting.
📌 Important Note
The botanical identity of this product is:
Gulmohar / Royal Poinciana / Flame Tree = Delonix regia
The older name Poinciana regia is treated by Kew as a synonym of Delonix regia.
The term “Red” in the product title refers to the characteristic red-flowering form described for Delonix regia. Kew describes the typical flowers as predominantly red with contrasting markings on the upper petal.
🌺 Why Choose Gulmohar / Krishna Sura?
- 🌺 Beautiful bright-red flowers
- 🌳 Iconic ornamental flowering tree
- 🍃 Attractive fine, fern-like foliage
- ☀️ Performs well in sunny locations
- 🏡 Excellent specimen tree for spacious gardens
- 🪴 Can be started as a young container plant
- 🏢 Suitable for sunny terraces while young
- 🇮🇳 Widely cultivated in India
- 🌴 Excellent choice for tropical and subtropical gardens
- 🚚 Supplied as a live plant with pot
🔬 Botanical Information
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. |
| Common Name | Gulmohar |
| Other Names | Royal Poinciana, Flame Tree, Flamboyant Tree |
| Indian Name | Gulmohar / Krishna Sura |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Plant Type | Flowering ornamental tree |
| Flower Colour | Bright red |
| Foliage | Finely divided bipinnate leaves |
| Growth Habit | Broad, spreading tree |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Soil | Well-drained soil |
| Container Growing | Suitable while young with appropriate pot size |
| Balcony Growing | Suitable while young if sufficient sunlight and space are available |
| Terrace Growing | Suitable while young |
| Long-Term Growing | Prefer spacious outdoor garden |
| Native Range | Northern & western Madagascar |
📚 Botanical Information & Further Reading
- Kew – Plants of the World Online: Delonix regia
- Kew – Delonix regia General Information & Cultivation
- Kew – Poinciana regia Synonym Information
- Kew – Delonix Genus Information
Add a touch of tropical colour to your garden with Gulmohar / Krishna Sura and enjoy its distinctive foliage today while watching the young tree develop toward its spectacular mature form.
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