Detail
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Dillwynia hispida
Red Parrot-pea
Notes

Uses: Specimen or feature plant in amongst mixed shrubs or native landscapes, parks and reserves.
Requires well-drained soils.
Responds to tip pruning for bushier growth. Attracts native birds and butterflies, caterpillar food plant.

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


:EP: Eyre Peninsula
: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 0.2-0.6m
  • Spread 0.3-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Fabaceae
  • Botanical Name Dillwynia hispida
  • Common Name Red Parrot-pea
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW,
  • Habit Dwarf, Upright, Spreading
  • Landscape Footslopes, Hills, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Orange
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Flower Type Pea
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region