ShrubsCoral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Coral Bean (Erythrina herbacea) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 6-12 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect red blooms in fall, spring and summer. It attracts hummingbirds.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-12 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Red
- Bloom season
- Fall, Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds
- Watch out for
- Poisonous to humans, Problem for children
- Native to
- Mexico and southern USA
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Coral Bean is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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