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Coral tree, left, Erythrina humeana ‘Raja.’
Firewheel tree, below left, Stenocarpus sinuatus.
Floss silk,
Chorisia speciosa (pink) and C. insignis (white).Cape chestnut, Calodendrum capense. Tall, broad. Pink flowers.
Strawberry snowball, Dombeya cacuminum. Grows fast and tall.
Sweetshade, Hymenosporum flavum, and coral gum, Eucalyptus torquata, both from Australia. Mid-size, narrow, good for tight spaces.
Snow-in-summer, Melaleuca linariifolia, Australia. Round-headed.
Australian flame tree, Brachychiton acerifolius, and Queensland lacebark, B. discolor. Good in pots.
Golden trumpet tree, Tabebuia chrysotricha. Soaks up inland sun but rarely flowers by the ocean.
— Lili Singer
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