Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Dillwynia cinerascens |
| Common Name: | grey parrot-pea |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) |
| Growing Conditions: | Partial Shade
Dry, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 0.6-1.5 m x 0.5-1.5 m |
| Foliage: | Fine greyish-green pine-like crowded leaves 3-30 mm x 0.3-0.5 mm. Groove on upper surface. |
| Flowers: | Clusters of yellow & orange pea flowers on very short stalks. August-November |
| General Comments: | Open erect or spreading greyish-green shrub with downy stems. Likes drier well drained soils of forests and woodlands. Frost tolerant. Dappled to semi shade. In a garden useful for underplanting in shady situations under established trees. Adaptable shrub for shady areas. |
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