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Bossiaea carinalis

Bossiaea carinalis
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 au

Bossiaea carinalis is an erect Queensland shrub up to about 3 m tall, with narrow leaves and red and yellow pea flowers mainly from late winter to early spring. It is a native of woodland and forest, so it suits open, well-drained sites in warm, seasonally dry climates.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water freshly planted shrubs regularly until established, then rely mostly on rainfall and water sparingly in dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Bossiaea carinalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Queensland. It is an erect shrub with narrow egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves and pink to red and yellow flowers.

Where it grows

This bossiaea grows in woodland and forest between Bundaberg and Townsville in eastern Queensland.

Other Bossiaea plants

Alpine Bossiaea · Water Bush · Bossiaea arcuata · Bossiaea arenicola · Bossiaea arenitensis · Bossiaea armitii · Bossiaea atrata · Bossiaea aurantiaca · Bossiaea barbarae · Bossiaea barrettiorum · Bossiaea bombayensis · Holly Leaved Pea Flower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bossiaea carinalis 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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