A Firebush grown to a Tree....

I was visiting in South Florida... behind the house was a flower that I recognized.  The only thing was, it should be a bush.  This bush was over 7' tall and 6-8 ' around.  It was beautiful.  Because of the lens I had taken I couldn't get a pic of the whole thing.  I settled for a view that was the upper tree, with the flower and then the thick trunk, or trunks as they wound upward.  I hope it gives you enough feel for this unusual  find!