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Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Plant has spines or sharp edges; use extreme caution when handling
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From semi-hardwood cuttings
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Oct 21, 2007, duggiehoo from McDonough, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
I grow this plant on the south side of my house. It dies back in the winter but grows quickly after sprouting late in the spring. Hummingbirds love it and it blooms constantly from May until frost. It is still blooming today Oct 21. For attracting hummers and constant bloom this is a great plant. Gets about 8 feet tall for me and as wide. Do not fall into it as it has great big thorns. Is virtually sterile so it does not produce the poisonous seeds of some Erythrina species.
On Mar 23, 2007, joshz8a from z8a, AL (Zone 8a) wrote:
Have grown this in 24" plastic pot for 3 years in Zone 8a. Beautiful plant and blooms constantly until our first freeze. Grows in full sun, with no protection in open area. Only care is daily (or at least every other day) watering in summer, weekly in winter. josh
On Sep 14, 2006, aprilwillis from Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
The flowers are the most amazing and intense red that you can imagine, the pictures I have taken to share w/ friends do not begin to do justice to this beautiful tree!
On Jul 22, 2004, Maudie from Jones, AL (Zone 8a) wrote:
This plant is spectacular; has spiny branches and stems, and brilliant green leaves formed by three oval-shaped pinnutes. The flowers look like waxen sweet peas. It is a very large shrub in full sun in average well-drained soil. Seeds form in a pod like peas and may be collected when dry and split open. Propagation is also by cuttings, in warmth, in spring. It is cut down by frost but returns in spring even more vigorous.
On Sep 5, 2003, AusTXpropagater from Austin, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
Erythrina x bidwillii, according to several sources, a sterile hybrid between E. crista-galli and E. herbacea, does not produce viable seed. Perhaps as a result of sterility, it channels more energy into blooming. In my experience with it in Central Texas, it freezes back in the winter but quickly recovers, producing new basal shoots a few weeks after a hard freeze. I have seen this plant bloom intermittently throughout the warm seasons. It produces recurved thorns on both stem and leaf spine (rachis). Few plants produce such a striking red flower -- shaped approximately like a lipstick. It also tolerates 100 degree (f) heat -- very important in Central Texas.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Phenix City, Alabama Glendale, Arizona Maricopa, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Mulberry, Florida Palm Bay, Florida Mcdonough, Georgia Thibodaux, Louisiana Pass Christian, Mississippi Raleigh, North Carolina Saint Helena Island, South Carolina Arlington, Texas Austin, Texas Houston, Texas Lewisville, Texas Missouri City, Texas San Antonio, Texas
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