Nature
In the Garden: Summer
Come June, the royal poinciana’s blazing blossoms signal that summer has arrived in Bermuda. A favourite deciduous tree in many a Bermudian garden ever since it first arrived in the nineteenth century, the poinciana’s leafy parasol supplies refuge from the summer’s heat. Also known as the flame of the forest or flame tree, its proper name is the Delonix regia. Less common is the smaller yellow poinciana, otherwise called pride of Barbados. Another tree offering spectacular floral displays in the…
June 21, 2020
