Erythrina herbacea

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Erythrina herbacea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Erythrina herbacea, Linn. Perennial: sts. several and herbaceous, from a very thick root, 2—4 ft. high, the flowering ones nearly leafless: lfts. 3, ovate to hastate; petioles long, more or less prickly: fls. 2 in. long and very slender, deep scarlet, in loose racemes 1-2 ft. long: seeds scarlet. N. C. to Texas and W. Indies. Common on Gulf coast of Ala. and Miss. B.M. 877. E. Bidwillii, Lindl., is a beautiful hybrid of this species and E. Crista-galli (the latter the pollen parent), with herbaceous shoots and an ascending vexillum. B.R. 33:9. H.F. 2:48. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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