Sophora secundiflora MESCAL BEAN / TEXAS MOUNTAIN LAUREL (4 seeds)

Sophora secundiflora, Texas mountain laurel or mescal bean is a tropical tree plant of the family Fabaceae.
It is a small shrub from South America.
Flowers of mescal bean are very beautiful, they are purple.
The fruits are red the size of the sacred Lotus.

Calia secundiflora has been used for more than 7000 years.
Seeds of Texas mountain laurel have been used in the crafting of ethnic jewels for centuries with those of african dream beans, sea bean or royal poinciana.
The entire plant was used by more than a dozen tribes during a divination ceremony.

Sowing Texas mountain laurel seeds:

Start by scarifying your mescal bean seeds with sandpaper on just 1 mm, then soak your seeds in warm water for 24 hours.
Plant your mescal bean seeds 0.5 to 1 cm deep in moistened peat pots.
Finally, place your pots in a warm, moist, warm place at a temperature of about 30 ° C.
The germination of Sophora secundiflora seeds takes on average 2 to 3 weeks.

• Very beautiful violet flowering.
• Seeds used for the manufacture of ethnic jewelry.
• Tropical plant to grow indoors or under exotic greenhouse.

Do not consume.
To be cultivated for the sole purpose of conservation of the species or as an ornamental plant.