Plant Identification: SOLVED: got this in a trade

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vossner Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) February 25, 2013 9:49 AM Post #9431079	it is familiar but I need to rely on the sharp people in this forum for a definitive ID. Pic of flower, foliage and the base I got. thanks for your help Click an image for an enlarged view.
bryan3 Brunswick, GA February 25, 2013 10:07 AM Post #9431106	Looks like Coral Bean, Erythrina herbacea. A native flowering shrub.
vossner Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) February 25, 2013 10:10 AM Post #9431109	erythrina is what i was thinking of, but the erythrina I had once looked different than this one. thanks
Opalie Saint-Jean-sur-Riche, QC (Zone 5a) March 6, 2013 6:18 PM Post #9441278	HI, For me it is Coral Bean, Erythrina herbacea. May be your previous plant was not a Coral Bean, is it possible or not ? Most of the other Erythrina have intense scarlet flowers, but Coral Bean are more pink like the flowers on your picture. The leaves are the same too. Here a picture: Click the image for an enlarged view.
vossner Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) March 7, 2013 9:56 AM Post #9441850	e. crista galli is the one I used to have. It was becoming unruly so I have it away.

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