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Smooth Parrot Pea

Dillwynia glaberrima

Smooth Parrot Pea
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain

Smooth parrot-pea is a small Australian shrub with wiry branches, narrow leaves and bright yellow pea flowers with red markings. It suits well-drained, sunny sites and is grown mainly in native and Australian-style gardens.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then rely mostly on rain; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or light soil; tolerates poor, acidic soils typical of its heathland habitat.
Temperature
Tolerates a wide range; suited to mild to warm temperate climates, frost tolerant in most cases.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. & SE. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Dillwynia glaberrima commonly known as the smooth parrot-pea, is an Australian flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small upright shrub with linear leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.

Where it grows

Dillwynia glaberrima occurs in woodland, open forest, heathy forest and heathland in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. It is widespread in coastal areas.

Other Dillwynia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dillwynia glaberrima 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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