Erythrina crista-galli Erythrina crista-galli Erythrina crista-galli, often known as the cockspur coral tree, is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is widely planted as a street or garden tree in other countries, notably in California. It is known by several common names within South America: ', ' (Spanish), "" (Portuguese) and the more ambiguous "bucaré", to name a few. Its specific epithet "crista-galli" means "cock's comb" in Latin. The ceibo is the national tree of Argentina, and its flower the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay. This species characteristically grows wild in
National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies the horticultural societies and it soon had five hundred members. The Flower Academy was an event staged at the Royal Horticultural Society’s New Hall in London when the four existing flower arranging clubs in the country joined to stage a floral arrangements exhibition. The Colchester Flower Club, the Dorset Floral Decoration Club, the Leicester and County Flower Lovers Guild and the London Floral Decoration Society arranged 350 floral exhibits which attracted huge crowds and became ‘news’. Visitors returned home and clubs were formed throughout the country. Guidance from the Royal Horticultural Society was sought in 1954 when Mary Pope approached