| Common Name |
Coral Bean, Southwestern Coral Bean, Colorines,
Chilicote |
| Latin Name |
Erythrina flabelliformis |
| Native Habitat |
Sonoran Desert or USA and Mexico |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
10 feet X 8 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Prickly stems |
| Leaves |
Deciduous, green leaves, leafless and unattractive most
of year |
| Garden Suitability |
Hummingbird, Sonoran, Butterfly |
| Ornamental Value |
Long bright red flowers in racemes near end of branches
in June followed by foot long gold and brown pods |
| Nature Value |
Flowers used by butterflies and hummingbirds |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
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| Seeds |
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Erythrina%20flabelliformis&sref=36243 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Fabaceae/Erythrina_flabelliformis.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/detail.php?id=ASDM04363&sp=Erythrina%20flabelliformis |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/63923/ |
| Images |
http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/alamos_trees_eryfla.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/reds/red08.html |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERFL7&mapType=nativity&photoID= |
| Note: |
Red beans are highly poinsonous |
