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Gastrolobium capitatum
Bacon and Eggs
Origin: Native to Western Australia.
| Family |
| Fabaceae |
| Genus |
| Gastrolobium |
| Species |
| capitatum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Coastal gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained soil. Prefers sandy to loamy soils. |
| Shape |
| Prostrate, low and multi-stemmed. |
| Habitat |
| Slopes, outcrops and plains. |
| Leaf Description |
| Opposite or alternate, narrow, rigid, flat but sometimes centrally folded. 5 - 9 cm long and 1 cm wide with fine reticulate veining. |
| Flower Description |
| Clusters in the axil of the leaves, 1.5 cm wide. Pod is ovoid with up to 8 small seeds that are 2 - 3 mm long and 1 - 2 mm wide with a small aril attached at one end. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are yellow, red and brown in colour. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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