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Tree growing in Portugal.

DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
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Hi - Plant ID pls, it's growing in Portugal, near Faro, it has beautiful red flowers and black curly seed pods - and is it Hardy?

Cheers

Dan

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Take a look at the Cockspur Coral Tree, Erythrina Crista-Galli. Checking on the internet, it would seem to be a frost tender plant.
  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
    Bang on. That's it, thank you.

    Seems such a shame the beauties you see when on holiday can't be grown at home 😢
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    DAN WILSON said:
    Bang on. That's it, thank you.

    Seems such a shame the beauties you see when on holiday can't be grown at home 😢
    But isn’t that the attraction of going abroad on holiday … if home was the same as abroad why would you go?
    😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
    A little bit of holiday magic at home peps you up no end and reminds you of those fantastic faraway places.... :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Ah, but that's what memories are for .......... (sorry, playing Devil's Advocate here)  ;)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Well, there you are @DAN WILSON !! Your project is to create a colourful area with native trees and shrubs that grow and are acclimatised to the UK climate with English trees/shrubs - and I am sure there are many.
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

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