The Erythrina bidwillii
has extraordinary flower spikes. These flower pillars can be several
feet in length. Erythrina bidwilli is one of the smaller Coral trees,
growing 10-12 feet tall and a little wider than its height. The
Coral Bean tree is deciduous but will bloom whenever it is growing.
Flowers are produced Spring through late Fall. This plant is
the result of a cross between Erythrina crista-galli and Erythrina
herbacea. Erythrina bidwillii is one of most winter tolerant of the Coral
trees surviving winter temperatures as low as 20 degrees and surviving
from the roots below that. As is the case with most Erythrina
species Erythrina bidwillii is tolerant of quite a lot of drought once
established.
High resolution
images of Erythrina bidwillii
are available.
