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GOMPHOLOBIUM tomentosum 5g
Hairy yellow pea
Family: Fabaceae
Characteristics: Shrub 40-100 cm
Seed per packet: Approx. 35
Seed Per Gram: Approx. 700
An erect to spreading shrub 0.4-2.3 metres high that produces brightly coloured pink-purple flowers from August to November.
A small shrub with stunning pea-flowers ,that would be one of the most spectacular of the Fabaceae family.
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren and Yalgoo in Western Australia.
Adaptable to a range soils including White, grey or yellow sand, sandy clay, lateritic sand, Coastal limestone, and sand dunes.
Gompholobium tomentosum was first formally described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière
* Image by Helium Luo CC BY 4.0
The best time to sow Gastrolobium seed when the weather start to warm, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year.
Seed germinates readily, however they do have a hard outer coating that is impervious to water and generally germination will normally not occur unless the seed is scarified by abrading or pre-treated with boiling water first.
- Place the seed in a container and pour in just-boiled water and allow to soak 2 minutes
- Sow the seed on the surfae and cover them lightly with seived sand or a layer of vermiculie.
- Keep warm & moist but not to dry or waterlogged.
Germination should occur in 14 to 28 days @ 18-22C.
Please note:
- Please do not be too hasty to discard seeds that do not germinate; seeds will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural germination requirements.
- As with all seeds, they 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.
- The customer should do their due diligence that they are suited to their region.
Importing to Tasmania Prohibited