Erythrina herbacea
Coral Bean
Erythrina can be deciduous or evergreen subshrubs, shrubs or trees. The leaves are trifoliate on sometimes spiny branches, and the flowers, which are pea-like, are sometimes solitary, and sometimes in clusters. 'Erythrina herbacea' is a small deciduous tree with spiny branches, and in Summer and Autumn it bears scarlet red flowers followed by seed-pods that split in the Autumn, revealing the scarlet seeds.
Contributed by @Pushkraj
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Coral Bean
Latin name
Erythrina herbacea
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.0 - 9.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
2.50 M
Erythrina herbacea
Erythrina can be deciduous or evergreen subshrubs, shrubs or trees. The leaves are trifoliate on sometimes spiny branches, and the flowers, which are pea-like, are sometimes solitary, and sometimes in clusters. 'Erythrina herbacea' is a small deciduous tree with spiny branches, and in Summer and Autumn it bears scarlet red flowers followed by seed-pods that split in the Autumn, revealing the scarlet seeds.
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Pea-like flowers appear in late Summer until mid Autumn
Planting
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Plant outdoors in well-draining,moist soil in a sunny sheltered position. This plant is not frost-hardy, so will need protection in Winter - a thick layer of mulch. Or grow under glass in loam-based compost
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
Pushkraj