Erythrina crista-galli 'Hendersonii'

Scientific name: Erythrina crista-galli 'Hendersonii'

Common name: Cock’s Comb Coral Tree

Family: Fabaceae; Sub-family: Faboideae

 

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Location

Tree 7.5 m tall. Next to Main Ponds.

Bed: 118; Grid: 6F8t
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The species from which this cultivar is derived occurs east of the Andes (eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay). The species name refers to the similarity between the comb of a rooster and the broad crimson petals in the flower. 

  

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