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sacha wrote:

I shall have to see if my Erythrina crista-galli comes through this
winter - that IS in the ground, with a bucket of gravel in the hole
before planting :-(

Does it flower well? It's such a beautiful thing.

Patchily, in our recent, cold, wet summers. Last year, it had
only two spikes (it has never had many) and they didn't come
out until late October. One year was better, and one year they
got frosted before opening and were a bit miserable.

I can't remember where I saw it doing well - it was either Oxford
or Edinburgh botanic gardens.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.