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Hovea magnibractea

Hovea magnibractea is a shrub in the pea family, native to mountain forest in eastern Victoria and possibly Tasmania, grown mainly for its mauve and yellow pea flowers in spring. It is a species of native pea that suits rocky, well-drained sites in cool climates.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or rocky soil; poor soil is tolerated.
Temperature
Cool to mild conditions suited to montane climates; frost tolerant, dislikes prolonged heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Victoria, Tasmania
Climate
subtropical

About

Hovea magnibractea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly oblong to lorate (strap-shaped) leaves, and mauve and yellow, pea-like flowers.

Where it grows

This species of pea grows on steep, rocky slopes and near scree slopes in montane forest, and is restricted to a few mountains in eastern Victoria. There are also old records from Tasmania.

Other Hovea plants

Hovea acanthoclada · Pointed Leaved Hovea · Hovea angustissima · Hovea apiculata · Hovea arnhemica · Mountain Hovea · Holly Leaved Hovea · Hovea clavata · Hovea corrickiae · Hovea cymbiformis · Hovea densivellosa · Tree Hovea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hovea magnibractea 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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