Coral Cockspur Tree in Bloom at David W. Marshall Demonstration Garden

Flowers of the coral cockspur tree, Erythrina crista galli, coming into bloom.

The tree is just starting to bloom this year.



It blooms every year about this time. It is related to the native coral bean.

The garden is located on the grounds of the UF-IFAS Leon County Extension Center, 615 Paul Russell Road, and is open to the public.















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