What's this plant?: SOLVED: blooms look like bouganvillia - what kind of tree is it?

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flfwrs Niceville, FL (Zone 8b) November 06, 2009 03:21 PM	My local extension agent thinks this is a golden rain tree but in pictures I've been able to find on the web the bloom of this one is not as closed and more peach colored. I'll post a close up and a far away shot next. View Larger
flfwrs Niceville, FL (Zone 8b) November 06, 2009 03:22 PM	here is the bloom close up View Larger
flfwrs Niceville, FL (Zone 8b) November 06, 2009 03:24 PM	here is the whole tree. P.S. Dave, is there anyway we could attach more than one photo to a post? I notice lots of people need to post more than one for ID questions. View Larger
sube1984 Moorpark, CA (Zone 9a) November 06, 2009 03:33 PM	i believe that it is a chinese flame tree Koelreuteria bipinnata, in the same family as the golden rain tree however, the golden rain is Koelreuteria paniculata.
growin Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b) November 06, 2009 04:48 PM	I agree with sube1984.
flfwrs Niceville, FL (Zone 8b) November 06, 2009 06:40 PM	That's it! Thanks both of you!
Resin Northumberland United Kingdom (Zone 9a) November 06, 2009 07:29 PM	Yep, Koelreuteria bipinnata. The pink things are actually seed capsules, not flowers - the flowers are yellow, produced in the summer. Resin
trackinsand mid central, FL (Zone 9a) November 06, 2009 08:06 PM	if you posted more than one photo to each post, they would probably be too small to see details. posting them one at a time is time-consuming, but you get bigger, better pictures. resin, the flowers come right before the seed capsules here. they flower for a couple of weeks and then the capsules form quickly afterwards. florida is full of these beautiful, some say weedy, trees. they were at their peak about a week ago. View Larger
flfwrs Niceville, FL (Zone 8b) November 08, 2009 08:14 AM	I guess you're right about the picture size. Everyone mentioned seeds, does anyone have experience growing one from seed? The look huge full grown, I wonder how long it takes them to get that big?
trackinsand mid central, FL (Zone 9a) November 08, 2009 09:03 AM	they are a pretty fast grower but to attain full size i would think at least 25 yrs. judging from the growth on mine, which was planted 3 yrs. ago as a 2' tall sapling.
flfwrs Niceville, FL (Zone 8b) November 08, 2009 09:13 AM	thanks, trackinsand. It's nice to meet another gardener close to my area!
trackinsand mid central, FL (Zone 9a) November 08, 2009 11:11 AM	i'm in umatilla. good to meet you too!

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