Erythrina x bidwillii Drought Tolerant for the old use of

for the old use of these plants as a homegrown substitute for true indigo

and you see why the name stuck

so a warm wall or a sheltered corner suits the vine best

not the bloom

Erythrina x bidwillii Drought Tolerant for the old use ofErythrina bidwillii is one of the great show stoppers among the coral beans, a bold hybrid between the Argentine cockspur coral tree, Erythrina crista galli, and the southeastern native coral bean, Erythrina herbacea. From that crossing comes a plant with the size and drama of the South American parent and the toughness of the North American one, throwing long spikes of vivid, tubular scarlet flowers through the summer, far larger and more sustained