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 / Modified sep 30, 2022 11:01 a.m.

Field Notes: Coral Beans

For most of the year Coral Beans look like dried up sticks, then in the spring, its brilliant red flowers bloom.
by David Fenster

The Coral Bean (Erythrina flabelliformis in Latin) looks like a bunch of dried-up sticks for most of the year. Then in the spring, brilliant red flowers appear atop the sticks. Producer David Fenster recounts his first time seeing the blooms and discusses the plant with fellow Coral Bean enthusiast Robert Villa. This story is part of the series Field Notes in which Fenster brings us observations from the Sonoran Desert and beyond.

Producer/Videographer/Editor: David Fenster
Music by: Ryan Chavira

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