Detail
Back
Print page Add to list
categories-4
Platylobium obtusangulum
Common Flat Pea
Notes

Uses: Low native shrub with a rich Orange and Red pea like flower in spring and summer. Distinctive triangular leaves also add interest. Best in well drained soil.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:NL: Northern Lofty
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide

  • Height 0.3-1m
  • Spread 0.5-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Fabaceae
  • Botanical Name Platylobium obtusangulum
  • Common Name Common Flat Pea
  • Origin SA, Vic, Tas
  • Habit Dense, Rounded
  • Landscape Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Orange
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region