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Erythrina herbacea

Common name coral bean; Cherokee bean

Family fabaceae

Life cycle tender perennial (Z8-10)

Flowers scarlet

Light

From seed nick and soak, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Although some sources say it's hardy to zone 6, I'm not so hopeful. Still, it will be fun to sea what this plant does in just one growing season.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back yard

About my plant portraits

Some helpful links to other websites

Floridata profile

information-filled page with several photos

Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '06 trade. Scarified with sandpaper, baggy 70F (67%G, 7d)

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