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KENNEDIA eximia 250g
Fine Red Creeper
Family: Fabaceae
Sub-family: Faboideae
Characteristics: Trailing vine
Seed per packet: Approx. 25
Seed per gram: Approx. 110
An attractive prostrate trailing vine with a hairy stem and dark green leaves. Scarlet red pea-shaped flowers occur in clusters of 2 or 3 from spring to summer.
An ideal ground cover in native landscaping. Also useful for covering banks, hillsides, and difficult-to-maintain areas.
Occurs naturally in the regions of Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, and Warren in Western Australia.
Prefers medium to heavy soil in a protected shaded position, drought and frost-resistant.
Grow notes:
Although seed can be sown most of the year in many parts of Australia seed is generally best sown in spring or autumn in temperate climates, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year. The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18-22°C
Kennedia seeds germinate readily, however, they do have a hard outer coating that is impervious to water. To assist in the uptake of moisture for germination to occur seed is best scarified by pre-treating with hot water first.
Hot water treatment is recommended for this species.
- 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 deep
- Place in a warm shaded or semi-shaded position to avoid dying out.
- Keep warm & moist, and avoid drying out or waterlogging the growing mix.
- Germination should occur in 10-21 days @ 18-22°C
General note: Seeds of many natives are dormant and require specific conditions or pre-treatment for germination.
Do not be too hasty to discard seed that does not germinate, seeds will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural requirements for germination to occur. Containers put to one side will often surprise long after they were discarded.
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