Mum's red parrot tree

When outside watering this morning, I happened to notice the noise from across the road, from birds in the trees. Mum's red parrot tree is flowering - the birds love it! Me going to get one of those (not sure where to plant it yet), but not until the rains make the ground a bit more receptive.

The red flowers at the top are a lovely rich colour. Hers has been trimmed to an uneven shape (that's Mum for you), but I like the balanced look (see example below). It's also a fairly low-brancher, so I think I will plant to block the road-view from the house.

I have asked for one, when they become available through Daley's Nursery: