Rostrinucula dependens Syria Erythrina x bidwillii emerges from

Erythrina x bidwillii emerges from the ground in late spring to form a 6' tall x 8' wide mound of arching stalks adorned with giant

After growing this Asian gesneriad in the garden

Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico

and be patient while it establishes

the vigorous-growing clumps are topped with 20" scapes of lavender flowers

Rostrinucula dependens Syria Erythrina x bidwillii emerges fromOne of the truly great WHATZAT plants of the fall garden, that results in more questions than anything else is Rostrinucula dependens. Little known outside its native haunts in Shaanxi, China and south to Yunnan, this deciduous shrub to 4' tall is adorned with flaking brown bark and acts as a dieback perennial in the northern parts of its hardiness zone. It remains obscure until late summer and into early fall, when the long pendent, branched flower