I am looking for Erythrina herbacea (Cherokee Bean, Coral Bean) for trade. Thanks in advance.

i have a few seeds available for trade, preferably for something from ct endangered species list posted on my page. it isn't hardy for me. does anyone know if i can grow it in a large pot? thanks.

I read that it's pollinated by hummingbirds, and sometimes by small insects. I have no hummingbirds..drat! I got the seeds in a trade years ago, and it has taken it a long, long time to bloom...years, in fact. I have one in sun and one in shade, and the shade one has only had one bloom ever. To start the seeds, you need to nick them, and then soak overnight before planting. It took mine a long time to come up. I wonder if I could pollinate them with a q-tip. Worth a try. I'll try it and let you know what happens. I saw one huge one on the road to Crowley's nursery once full of beans, but they were green, so I didn't get any. For those of you who know that road, it was right next to that tree by the dumpsters.

Barbra, are you lower (higher?) on the zone scale than I am, like maybe 9b instead of 9a? I yank mine back a little every so often, but it's pretty easy. Got it from someone who got rid of all of hers fairly soon after she gave me a piece because she had a limited space she wanted it in. Mine has a little more room. Comes out easily, and does freeze pretty easily. It had started back into growth but I'd bet it's down now. It is very tropical-looking and I kinda like it, but I have mixed feelings about it. Takes really heavy shade. That's certainly a plus. Come to think of it, I should plant it at the top of the coulee out back where the bank is slipping down and where it's really shady. It'd probably hold the bank.