ERYTHRINA ZEYHERI

This member of the Fabaceae family was described by William Henry Harvey in 1862. It's found in southern Africa. Give it a well-drained soil, some water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow to 25 centimetres in diameter, one meter or more long. The stems reaches 80 centimetres. The flowers are bright red and seeds are the only way of reproducing.

The genera name from Greek; eryhros; 'red' for the mostly red flowers. The species name after Karl L. P. Zeyher, 1799-1858, a German naturalist and botanical explorer in South Africa. Tribe: Phaseoleae.