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Dillwynia divaricata

Dillwynia divaricata is a spindly, erect shrub from south-west Western Australia, grown mainly for its yellow pea flowers with brown markings. It needs sharp drainage in sandy soil and full sun, and is best left to Australian-climate gardens.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Sandy, free-draining, low-nutrient soil.
Temperature
Tolerates mild to warm conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Dillwynia divaricata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with cylindrical, grooved leaves and yellow flowers with brownish markings.

Where it grows

Dillwynia divaricata grows in sandy soil on flat areas in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.

Other Dillwynia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dillwynia divaricata 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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