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Narrow Leaf Poison

Gastrolobium stenophyllum

Also called Narrow Leaf Poisonbush, Narrow Leaved Poison

Narrow Leaf Poison
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Narrow-leaved poison is a bushy, upright shrub from south-western Western Australia, grown for its orange, pink and red pea-type flowers. It is a native plant best suited to dry-summer climates and needs good drainage.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; allow soil to dry between watering.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty soil; avoid heavy, wet clay.
Temperature
10-30 °C; tolerates light frost but protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Plants in the genus contain toxic compounds (fluoroacetate) that can be fatal if eaten; handle with care.
Native range
SSW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Gastrolobium stenophyllum, commonly known as narrow-leaved poison, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a bushy, upright shrub with orange, pink and red flowers. Flowering occurs from September to December or January to February. It grows at the base of outcrops, near rivers, in heath and shrubland and in sandy locations.

Other Gastrolobium plants

Gastrolobium acrocaroli · Gastrolobium alternifolium · Heart Leaf Poisonbush · Gastrolobium brevipes · York Road Poison · Bacon And Eggs · Swan River Pea · Gastrolobium coriaceum · Gastrolobium formosum · Gastrolobium glabratum · Australian Poisonbush · Gastrolobium leakeanum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gastrolobium stenophyllum 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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