Dear Neil, Thanks for the info. Need some more clarification on this. There does not seem to be much info on the web on this. In couple of places, it is mentioned that it is a hybrid (Erythrina herbacea x crista-galli). I got the below from wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrina_%C3%97bidwillii):
Erythrina ×bidwillii 'Camdeni' The original name of Erythrina ×bidwillii 'Camdeni' was Erythrina camdeni or 'Erythrina camdenensis' — the 'Camden Coral Tree' so called by William Macarthur. It was named after John Bidwill, by John Lindley, after an initial description by Bidwill's friend William Herbert, simply because he, Bidwill, first took it to England in 1843. Bidwill had no other association with its breeding. The Macarthur family published an annual catalogue of their plants. Exports were also listed in this publication, with the 1845 edition noting that William Macarthur sent two hybrid coral trees known as Erythrina camdenensis to Conrad Loddiges and Sons, a well known Hackney nurseryman in London. This coral tree is believed to be the first Australian hybrid garden plant to be published in England, in 1847.[2] [edit]Erythrina ×bidwillii 'Blakei' Erythrina ×bidwillii 'Blakei', was grown from the same F1 hybrid cross, and still grows in the gardens at Camden Park. This was named by Macarthur after his convict gardener Edmund Blake, who was probably responsible for making the cross, which, incidentally was the first hybrid to be produced anywhere in the world between woody leguminous plants. It was described in a monograph on Erythrina as, "the best known and biologically most successful hybrid erythrina, " which adds, "it seems likely that not all the races grown today under the name are descendants of the original cross". There is some variation in the size of flowers and the intensity of their colouration.[1] Can anyone throw more light on this and let me know if Erythrina blackei is indeed Erythrina x bidwillii? Thanks Satish On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Affirmative. Both Erythrina blakei [Blake's Coral Tree] & Erythrina > crista-galli [Cockspur Coral Tree] are considered Dwarf Ornamental Trees. > With regards, > Neil Soares > > --- On *Wed, 11/7/12, Satish Sherikar <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Satish Sherikar <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:137618] Info needed on Erythrina blakei - skbs > To: "indiatreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 7:05 PM > > Hi, > > I got one Erythrina blakei. I was under the assumption that its growth > habit is similar to Erythrina crista-galli and does not grow very big > (unlike Erythrina suberosa). Can anyone please confirm this? > > > Thanks > Satish > -- > > > > > --
