Erythrina herbacea Woodlanders Pink Amaryllids emerging like spokes on a

emerging like spokes on a wheel

native from NC to Mississippi

5' wide leaf attaches to the thick

the 18" wide clumps are topped with 10" tall scapes of light lavender flowers

near-white flowers

Erythrina herbacea Woodlanders Pink Amaryllids emerging like spokes on aThis rare pink flowered form of our Southeast North American sandy woods native was left here by extraterrestrials it's just too weird for any other explanation. In mid May (NC), the flower stalks grow rapidly from the woody underground base to 3' in length. The top half of each flowering stem is lined with dozens of pink, lipstick like flowers. After flowering, the slightly prickly branches emerge alongside, clothed with pea like, trifoliate (three