Erythrina
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Erythrina
Anybody else grow it? Anybody flowered it?
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Re: Erythrina
You might need to be a little more specific Mike. There are over 120 species in the genus.....
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Re: Erythrina
Ok but I doubt there are many takers. Lysistemon then but I'll take any Erythrina!
Re: Erythrina
I have considered the smaller species but a 10 metre tree would be a little too much for my little bedroom. I love the look of the flowers.
I assume you have seen the cultivation tips at PlantZAfrica?
http://pza.sanbi.org/erythrina-lysistemon
I assume you have seen the cultivation tips at PlantZAfrica?
http://pza.sanbi.org/erythrina-lysistemon
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Re: Erythrina
I have but I don't have the African climate.
It grows well, looks good, but no flowers yet.
It grows well, looks good, but no flowers yet.
Re: Erythrina
Has it lost its leaves yet? The flowers come in August-October in the Southern Hemisphere, before or with the resprouting of the deciduous leaves.
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Re: Erythrina
No. Just sprouting now.
Re: Erythrina
Perhaps it needed a good African chill over winter to get the leaves off and mature the flower buds?
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Re: Erythrina
Possibly. It has to share the space with Stapeliads at 10c I'm afraid. And I meant yes, it lost it's leaves some time ago.
I've seen crista-galli in flower but it was an old plant that had been pruned within an inch of it's life.
I've seen crista-galli in flower but it was an old plant that had been pruned within an inch of it's life.
Re: Erythrina
Oh, in that case it could flower anytime from now to 10 metres tall. Just keep doing what you are doing and extend the greenhouse upwards.
I keep bumping this thread up in the hope that some Erythrina enthusiast spots it, but it is not working.
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