Here they are -- first time ever this tree's shown flowers! (At least in the 17 years I've been at home with it.)Having grown up in So Cal and seen 'umbrella trees' everywhere, this is news to me.
There are photos of spiky, reddish blooms in Google images, but nothing quite like these.
Being nothing of a botanist (except for the rigorous "Spring Wildflowers" science class at UCR - with the trudging up and down the rocky hills of university reserves in the late 80's), I attribute the spectacle to the fact the house was "tented" 18 months ago.
All the shrubbery has been impacted by the chemical cloud to deter termites. And I think they live on...
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