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Almaleea subumbellata

Almaleea subumbellata
Photo: Michael Crisp, CC BY 3.0

Almaleea subumbellata, the wiry bush pea, is a small upright or spreading Australian shrub with clusters of yellow-orange pea flowers in spring. It grows naturally in swampy heath at higher altitudes, so it needs consistently moist, well-drained conditions and cool summers.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged, especially in summer.
Soil
Acidic, sandy or peaty, well-drained soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
5–25 °C; tolerates cold, prefers cool conditions and dislikes hot, dry summers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SC. New South Wales to Tasmania
Climate
temperate

About

Almaleea subumbellata commonly known as wiry bush pea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small procumbent or upright shrub with clusters of yellow flowers and grows in New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

Where it grows

Wiry bush pea grows in swampy heath mostly at higher altitudes in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Other Almaleea plants

Almaleea cambagei · Slender parrot-pea · Almaleea incurvata · Almaleea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Almaleea subumbellata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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