Erythrina numerosa

Botanical Name: Erythrina numerosa
Author: A.R.Bean
Common Name: Pine Mountain Coral Tree
Family: Fabaceae - Faboideae

Location

Occurs on margins of dry rainforest in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales.

You can see ours in full flower in Bed 13 at the top of the Connections Garden.

This tree, to 20 m high, has decorative pale orange flowers which form after the tree has dropped its leaves making them stand out against the summer sky. They are extremely attractive to birds and our tree is being visited by Rainbow Lorikeets, Little Wattlebirds and other honeyeaters - can you see the lorikeet in the photo?

Although not common in horticulture, this species is well worth tracking down if you have a large, sunny garden with well-drained soils.