Erythrina dichotoma" plantations. "E. lanceolata" in particular is considered highly suitable as "frame" tree for vanilla vines to grow up on. The conspicuous, even dramatic coral trees are widely used as floral emblems. cockspur coral tree ("E. crista-galli") is the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay. The coastal coral tree ("E. caffra") is the official city tree of Los Angeles, California, where it is referred to simply as the "coral tree". The state trees of Mérida and Trujillo in Venezuela are "bucaré ceibo" ("E. poeppigiana") and purple coral tree ("bucaré anauco, E. fusca"), respectively. Yonabaru, Okinawa as well as the Okinawa
Plantations in the American South slaves or workers. Planters themselves also usually maintained a small flower or vegetable garden. Cash crops were not grown in these small garden plots, but rather garden plants and vegetables for enjoyment. Plantations in the American South Plantations are an important aspect of the history of the American South, particularly the antebellum (pre-American Civil War) era. The mild subtropical climate, plentiful rainfall, and fertile soils of the southeastern United States allowed the flourishing of large plantations, where large numbers of workers, usually Africans held captive for slave labor, were required for agricultural production. An individual who owned a plantation was