From 20 feet away, the bright red fruit on our native coral bean, Erythrina herbacea stands out like a glowing red light district sign. Reportedly, the seed have hallucinogenic properties, but we don’t recommend trying this at home, since in Mexico, the seed are reportedly used to poison animals from rats to fish. We’ll stick to enjoying them in the garden or as an indoor dried arrangement.
Seedy Red Light District
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Very attractive!
Can imagine how great this looks!