Erythrina herbacea | Redcardinal, Coral Bean. Originated in … Southwestern US,Texas,Mexico | Shrub
Erythrina herbacea belongs to the plant family FABACE and Genus Erythrina This Shrub will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
People create special hummingbird or "hummer" gardens. Hummingbirds feed by site and tend to fly in the same areas. There is a term for these routes called traplinings. Consider hummingbird plants that flower at different times. Do not use pesticides since hummingbirds eat the plant insects as a source of protein. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell and rely upon sight and high nectar producing plants. Erythrina herbacea is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Erythrina herbacea so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Erythrina herbacea redcardinal,coral bean is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Erythrina herbacea | Redcardinal, Coral Bean is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Erythrina herbacea has a good supply of nectar that hummingbirds feed on. This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 20 Fahrenheit. Redcardinal (also known as coral bean) does best in full sun.
Erythrina herbacea will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Erythrina herbacea is an herbaceous perennial. Flowers: Redcardinal (locally known in some parts as coral bean) has long tapered, tubular flowers. March is the usual month for flowering. Typically the blossoms are either pink or scarlet.
Erythrina herbacea | Redcardinal, Coral Bean is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is pink,scarlet. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: long tapered, tubular flowers
In the Northern Hemisphere Erythrina herbacea starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 03,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Hummingbird Gardens: Turning your yard into hummingbird heaven", Stephen W. Kress, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 2000.