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Dillwynia acicularis

Dillwynia acicularis
Photo: Mark Saunders, CC BY 3.0

Dillwynia acicularis is a small, erect Australian shrub in the pea family, native to eastern New South Wales. It grows best in open, well-drained sandy or gravelly soil in full sun.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; it dislikes wet roots.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gravelly soil; acidic to neutral, low in phosphorus.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to warm temperatures; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Dillwynia acicularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with linear, grooved leaves and yellow flowers with red markings.

Where it grows

This dillwynia grows in forest on sandstone or granite in the Sydney region, between the Goulburn River, Bargo and Braidwood in eastern New South Wales.

Other Dillwynia plants

Dillwynia acerosa · Dillwynia brunioides · Grey Parrot Pea · Dillwynia crispii · Dillwynia dillwynioides · Dillwynia divaricata · Dillwynia elegans · Eggs And Bacon · Smooth Parrot Pea · Dillwynia glaucula · Downy Parrot Pea · Prickly Parrot Pea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dillwynia acicularis 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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