Erythrina herbacea Supply Sider Eastern Africa poet's laurel clumps are laden

poet's laurel clumps are laden with marble-sized reddish-orange ornamental berries in fall

adorned with wide green and white striped leaves

We are pleased to finally be able to release a fine sport of our 1996 introduction

always remove the first flowers to send the growth into the crown

Erythrina herbacea Supply Sider Eastern Africa poet's laurel clumps are ladenErythrina 'Supply Sider' is our 2021 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, grown from a seed collection by naturalist Jesse Perry from the Brunswick County, NC coastal town of Supply. Once established in the landscape, the 3' tall upright spikes emerge from the ground in mid June (NC), each bearing dozens of flaming red, tubular, lipstick like flowers. Alongside the flower stalks are the stalks of bean like green leaves. Erythrina herbacea forms a large