Erythrina variegata Seeds | Coral Tree
LATIN NAME: Erythrina variegata
COMMON NAME: Coral Tree
Plant Profile
Coral Tree (Erythrina variegata) grows as a tree in the bean family. LATIN NAME: Erythrina variegata COMMON NAME: Coral Tree coral tree is scarlet flare of warm season, and dense heads of pea-like flowers open along bare branches. Seeds are for eyes only, not for eating. It is a tree of open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground. The ratio of effort to reward here is about as good as gardening gets.
Science & Biotechnology
Within the bean family, Erythrina variegata is of continuing interest to researchers working on plant diversity, seed biology and the selection of improved garden forms. From a research perspective, species of this kind are valuable material for work on propagation and on the selection of uniform lines.
Uses & Benefits
Beyond its ornamental appeal, Coral Tree has the practical versatility that makes a plant worth growing from seed year after year. Coral tree is a fine, bold tree of tropical garden and warm avenue. Give young tree warm, sheltered corner, and scarlet flares will come in long run. Mature plants need little attention in a well-chosen position.
Coral trees are spectacular flowering legumes; their alkaloids have been studied as muscle-relaxant leads, and they fix nitrogen in tropical agroforestry.
Growing from Seed
Starting Coral Tree from seed is simple and satisfying. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. When the young plants are big enough to handle, space them into pots or a nursery row and let them size up before their final move.
Our Take
Among the Erythrina group, it is one of the more distinctive species in cultivation. What it needs is basic: sun, drainage, and a little patience while it establishes.
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