Flamboyant trees for flamboyant gentlemen (apologies to Cher)

While November is the colour of mauve up here with the beauty of jacarandas in flower, December is lit up by the firey colour of reds and oranges from the poinciana (or flamboyant tree) and also from Illawarra Flame Trees. Quite a few streets in Lismore have been planted with poincianas and they create a spectacular effect for the next month or so. Unfortunately, although the Rock Valley was smudged mauve all throughout November, nobody seems to have planted poincianas, so we have to wait until we hit Lismore to enjoy their colour. However, we have planted one at Maryville, but I think we'll be long gone before it achieves anything like the grace and beauty of the tree pictured (Thanks Queensland Museum).