Templetonia retusa (Coral Bush)


Botanical Information

FamilyPapilionaceae
GenusTempletonia
Speciesretusa
CategoryWoody
TypeShrub (evergreen)
OriginAustralia.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone9b - 10a
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone9 - 11
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH3
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°F)20
Height1.8 m
Spread1.6 - 1.8 m

Description and Growing Information

PropagationSeed.
CultivationGrow in full sun in moist but well-drained, fertile neutral soils. Young plants need extra phosphorous for good root development.
Notable SpecimensKings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia.
HabitatSunny hills and dry plains.
Bark/Stem DescriptionNon-showy, glaborous woody branches and stems.
Leaf DescriptionPaddle-shaped, leathery lanceolate leaves growing oppositely along stems.
Flower DescriptionPea-flower shaped blooms with 3 showy rounded petals, blooming terminally in clusters of 3 - 5.
Fruit DescriptionFlat bean-like seed pods.
Colour DescriptionBluish to dark green foliage. Flowers vary in colours from reddish-orange, deep red, pinkish-orange to true orange. Brownish-green branches and light green stems.

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