Solved Unknown hardy exotic tree

Visited Treffgarne Hall gardens yesterday under NGS. Lots of lovely hardy exotics doing well - big aristolochia, iochroma, massive pawlonia that was full of seed heads, even a restio and a huge embothrium. However there was this, and the owner had forgotten its name. My apologies for the blurriness - the sky was pretty dark and soon was raining heavily. Can someone (@Silver surfer, @pete) please help?

 

Dont recall ever seeing anything like that, leaf shape looks very distinctive.

Looks possibly evergreen?

 

Could it be Caesalpinia Pulcherrima? There is apparently a rare pink variety called 'Pink Peacock'.

 

Fascinating...never seen this before
Really interesting plant.
Look at that stigma...maybe pollinated by bats.... something rather large.
Will need to work on this one.

 

Lomatia ferruginea. Excellent. Good call JWK
I should have recognised the leaves.
I have seen it growing but not the flowers.
Comes from Chile

It is in Proteaceae.
Tribe Embothrieae
Subtribe Lomatiinae
Lomatia
Subtribe Embothriinae
Embothrium — Oreocallis — Alloxylon — Telopea
Subtribe Stenocarpinae
Stenocarpus — Strangea

 

Looks to be worth a try.
I think I would grow it for the foliage alone.

 

Ooh well done @JWK ! I have grown Lomatia once before (not that one, a fraseri I think, but it never flowered). The foliage wasn't as good as this one. It is in a walled garden and is a significant tree, and the flowers are splendid - big and don't look like a protea or banksia despite the family! They also had a HUGE embothrium which was at tail end of flowering. The owner kindly showed me photos of it in full bloom - wonderful! I am currently killing some seedling ones - I hope they survive.

 

Never let that put you off.