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Bossiaea nummularia

Bossiaea nummularia is a prostrate to low-lying sub-shrub from New South Wales, growing up to about 20 cm high with yellow and red pea flowers in spring. It suits open, well-drained spots in woodland-type conditions.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Frost hardy in cool temperate to subtropical climates; protect from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. New South Wales, C. Victoria
Climate
subtropical

About

Bossiaea nummularia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a prostrate to low-lying sub-shrub with moderately hairy foliage, mostly broadly elliptic leaves, and yellow and red flowers.

Where it grows

This bossiaea grows in woodland and open forest, mostly in the Sydney region and in areas south of Goulburn.

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 nummularia 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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