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Platylobium formosum
Handsome Flat Pea
Fabaceae
Description:
Stiffly erect or sprawling shrub with heart-shaped dark green leaves up to 5 cm long. Produces yellow flowers with red markings from Autumn to Spring. Naturally occurs in sandy heath areas. Hardy and tolerant of heavy shade.
Special Features:
Hardy and low maintenance
Attracts birds
Excellent understorey plant
Natural Habitat:
Dry Eucalypt Forest
Aspect:
Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
Soil/Conditions:
Adaptable
Tree/Shrub Height:
Sprawling shrub to 1.5m
Attracts:
Bees, Butterflies, Insects, Seed eating birds, Fauna
Flower Colour:
Yellow, Orange
Flowering time:
Platylobium formosum - Handsome Flat Pea
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Regional ecosystem:
12.2.8, 12.9-10.4, 12.9-10.14, 12.11.5j, 12.12.14, 12.12.15
Link to Regional Ecosystem description:
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