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Gompholobium inconspicuum

Gompholobium inconspicuum
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 au

Gompholobium inconspicuum, the creeping wedge-pea, is a low, prostrate shrub native to forest in south-eastern Australia, grown for its small pale yellow pea flowers. It is best kept in a sunny, well-drained spot once established.

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; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, acidic to neutral soil with added organic matter.
Temperature
Hardy in cool to temperate conditions; protect from severe frost and heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Gompholobium inconspicuum, commonly known as creeping wedge-pea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a prostrate or low-lying shrub with trifoliate leaves and pale lemon yellow to yellowish green, pea-like flowers.

Where it grows

Creeping wedge-pea grows in forest in rocky places, mainly south from near Putty in New South Wales to the Genoa River in far north-eastern Victoria.

Other Gompholobium plants

Gompholobium aristatum · Gompholobium aspalathoides · Gompholobium baxteri · Gompholobium burtonioides · Gompholobium capitatum · Gompholobium cinereum · Gompholobium confertum · Gompholobium cyaninum · Dwarf Wedge Pea · Gompholobium foliolosum · Gompholobium gairdnerianum · Dainty Wedge Pea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gompholobium inconspicuum 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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