Erythrina x bidwillii Drought Tolerant as if dusted with stars

as if dusted with stars

in the ground through zones 7 to 10 or in a large container farther north

which has been widely sold and even mislabeled under this name in botanic gardens

so a warm wall or a sheltered corner suits the vine best

leatherwood offers early flowers

Erythrina x bidwillii Drought Tolerant as if dusted with starsErythrina bidwillii is one of the great show stoppers among the coral beans, a bold hybrid between the Argentine cockspur coral tree, Erythrina crista galli, and the southeastern native coral bean, Erythrina herbacea. From that crossing comes a plant with the size and drama of the South American parent and the toughness of the North American one, throwing long spikes of vivid, tubular scarlet flowers through the summer, far larger and more sustained