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Common name coral bean; Cherokee bean Family fabaceae Life cycle tender perennial (Z8-10) Flowers scarlet 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 see what this plant does in just one growing season.

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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Floridata profile

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2007. Seed from '06 trade. Scarified with sandpaper, baggy 70F (67%G, 7d)

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