Gulmohar Tree (Delonix regia): Where It Grows in India and How to Plant It
Delonix regia
Gulmohar (Delonix regia), the flame tree or royal poinciana in English, is a summer-flowering avenue tree from Madagascar. What it looks like, where it grows in India, when it flowers, how and when to plant it, care for the first three years, and whether it is harmful.
Planting calendar
- Northwest arid · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
A guide: plant once the monsoon has wetted the soil; water through the first dry seasons and cover on frosty nights.
- North plains (Indo-Gangetic) · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
A guide: plant once the monsoon has wetted the soil; protect from frost in the first winters.
- Central India · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
A guide: plant once the monsoon has wetted the soil.
- East India · Monsoon · Jun, Jul, Aug
A guide: plant with the main rains on well-drained ground.
- South peninsula · Monsoon · Jun, Jul, Aug
A guide: plant with the south-west monsoon rains.
- Northeast India · Monsoon · May, Jun, Jul
A guide: plant early in the rains on raised, sunny, well-drained ground.
- West coast · Monsoon · Jun, Jul
A guide: plant at the start of the monsoon on raised, well-drained ground.
- East coast · Post-monsoon · Oct, Nov
A guide: October-November only where the main rains come with the north-east monsoon, as on the Tamil Nadu coast.
Source: ICFRE (2019). A Manual: Modern Nursery Techniques, species 25: Delonix regia (Boj) Rafin, p. 70
This article was prepared with AI assistance and checked by the GreenEye team against the sources shown in each section.
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