Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Hovea heterophylla |
| Common Name: | common hovea, creeping hovea |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) |
| Growing Conditions: | Partial Shade
Clay, Dry, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 30-60 cm x 30 cm |
| Foliage: | Lower leaves egg-shaped to elliptic 1-5 cm x 2-16 mm, upper leaves narrow 1.4-11 cm x 3-10 mm. Upper surface arched beside midrib, hairy below. |
| Flowers: | Stalkless axillary clusters of 2-3 small mauve pea flowers, August-October. Round green seed pods turn black when ripe. |
| General Comments: | Open straggling to erect hairy subshrub. Dainty little undershrub for treed or sheltered area. Plant in groups for effect. |
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