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Annual Verbine

Cullen cinereum

Also called Hoary Scurf Pea

Annual Verbine
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Cullen cinereum, the hoary scurf-pea, is a perennial shrub or herb from semi-arid inland Australia, growing up to about 1.5 metres high. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for a drought-tolerant legume.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Cullen cinereum, commonly known as the hoary scurf-pea, is a perennial herb or shrub to 1.5 metres high. Often found in moist situations in semi arid inland Australia.

Other Cullen plants

American scurfpea · Native Scurf Pea · Malaysian Scurfpea · Cullen discolor · Cullen pallidum · Cullen plicatum · Tough Scurf Pea · Cullen virens · Scurfpea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cullen cinereum 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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