Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Daviesia leptophylla 3 synonyms: Daviesia corymbosa var. stjohnii, Daviesia corymbosa var. virgata, Daviesia virgata |
| Common Name: | narrow-leaf bitter-pea, slender bitter-pea |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 1-2 m x 1-2 m |
| Foliage: | Narrow-elliptic, stiff dull green leaves to 9 cm x 10 mm. Conspicuous lengthwise veins, especially near margins. |
| Flowers: | 1-4 short, many-flowered sprays of yellow and red pea flowers in each leaf axil. Pods triangular. September-January |
| General Comments: | Open erect shrub with angular ribbed branchlets. Insignificant plant until it flowers. Provides a natural look to a garden planted in swarms under eucalypts, especially stringybarks. |
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