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Plant Name: |
ERYTHRINA CAFFRA |
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Description:
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Wide spreading, semi evergreen tree with sometimes prickly branches and prickly stalked leaves divided into 3 broadly ovate leaflets, the longest to 9cm long. In spring, it bears dense, terminal racemes, up to 15cm long; orange scarlet flowers, 5cm long, with broad, strongly arching standard petals. |
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SYNOPSIS | ||||
Mature Size / Spread / Form | 9 - 10m / Sprawling | |||
Foliage Color | Green with yellow vein / yellow | |||
Growth Rate | Fast | |||
Sunlight tolerance | Medium | |||
Wind tolerance | Low | |||
Salinity tolerance | Low | |||
Drought tolerance | Medium | |||
Family name | LEGUMINOSAE (sub. PAPILIONACEAE) | |||