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Bossiaea lenticularis

Bossiaea lenticularis
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 au

Bossiaea lenticularis is a slender, spreading native shrub of eastern New South Wales, growing to about 1 m with yellow and red pea flowers in late winter to spring. It is a plant of dry forest, so it suits well-drained soil and a sunny, open position.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; allow soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gravelly soil, often acidic to neutral.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to warm temperate and subtropical conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Bossiaea lenticularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a slender, spreading shrub with mostly circular leaves, and yellow and red flowers.

Where it grows

This bossiaea grows in forest, mainly in the Sydney region and as far inland as Lithgow.

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 lenticularis 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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