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DAVIESIA 5g
Angular Bitter Pea
Family: Fabaceae
Characteristics: Erect spreading shrub, 40 cm-1.5 m
Seed per packet: Appox. 4
Seed per gram: Approx. 40
Erect spreading pungent shrub, 40 centimetres to 1.5 metres high with attractive yellow and red flowers from March to September.
The flowers are arranged in leaf axils in groups of between two and four on a peduncle 2–6 mm long, each flower on a pedicel 2-8 millimetres long with oblong bracts at the base.
The flowers are followed by triangular pea-like pods containing the seed.
The leaves are reduced to flattened, sharply-pointed, tapering phyllodes 10- 35 millimetres.
It is excellent planted container or the garden or Rehabilitation projects.
Perfers light to medium moist soil in a protected shaded position. Drought and the occasional frost tolers tolerant.
Occurs naturally in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Esperance and the Swan Coastal Plain.
Daviesia angulata was first formally described in 1839 by John Lindley in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony from an unpublished description by George Bentham
Propagating Daviesia from seed is easy.
- Place the seed in a container and pour in just boiled water and allow to soak overnight.
- The swollen seed can then be sown, re-treat seeds that have not swollen.
- Sow seed 3-4mm deepPlace in a warm-shaded or semi-shaded position.
- Keep warm & moist, and avoid drying out or waterlogging the growing mix.
• Please do not be too hasty in discarding seeds that do not germinate; seeds will often lay dormant until conditions are like their natural germination requirements.
• All seeds must have adequate water to germinate; keep them moist but not too wet.
• These growth notes are provided as guidance only and do not guarantee successful germination.
• Customers should do their due diligence and ensure they are suited to their region.
Importing to Tasmania Prohibited