Hairy bush-pea (Pultenaea villosa)

When it flowers

January, not flowering
February, not flowering
March, not flowering
April, not flowering
May, not flowering
June, not flowering
July, not flowering
August, flowering
September, flowering
October, flowering
November, not flowering
December, not flowering

Hairy Bush-pea, Pultenaea villosa. Royal National Park, NSW Australia, August 2011.. Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pultenaea villosa flowers. Photo: Brisbane City Council, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The well named Hairy Bush-pea, Pultenaea villosa. Royal National Park, NSW Australia, August 2011.. Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Soft, cascading shrub covered in yellow and red pea flowers in spring.

A low, spreading shrub with fine, hairy grey-green leaves and weeping stems. In spring it is covered in small yellow-and-red pea flowers. Good spilling over walls and rockeries.

In the garden

Pots and containers
Rockery
Banks and slopes

Leaves: Small, soft, hairy grey-green leaves.
Attracts: Pollinating insects and butterflies
Flowers: Small yellow pea flowers with red markings.

Growing conditions

Climate: Subtropical and temperate
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Sandy and loam
Drainage: Needs good drainage
Frost: Light frost
Water: Some dry spells

Planting and care

Grown from: Seed and cuttings

Planting

Sun or part shade in well-drained soil; plant at the top of a wall to cascade.

Pruning

Trim lightly after flowering to keep it bushy.

Care

No fertiliser needed: like most peas it fixes its own nitrogen. Water in long dry spells.

Where it comes from

Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Native to: New South Wales and Queensland
Natural range: Coastal heath and forest of NSW and south-east Queensland.

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Hairy bush-pea Pultenaea villosa