Propagation | Seed. |
Cultivation | Grow in full sun in moist but well-drained, fertile neutral soils. Young plants need extra phosphorous for good root development. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Habitat | Sunny hills and dry plains. |
Bark/Stem Description | Non-showy, glaborous woody branches and stems. |
Leaf Description | Paddle-shaped, leathery lanceolate leaves growing oppositely along stems. |
Flower Description | Pea-flower shaped blooms with 3 showy rounded petals, blooming terminally in clusters of 3 - 5. |
Fruit Description | Flat bean-like seed pods. |
Colour Description | Bluish 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. |