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Platylobium parviflorum

Platylobium parviflorum
Photo: Russell Best, CC BY 4.0

Platylobium parviflorum is a shrub from Australia in the pea family, reinstated as its own species in 2011 after long being lumped with P. formosum. It is a native plant that suits gardens with mild, dry conditions and good drainage.

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
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
Mild to warm conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Platylobium parviflorum is a shrub species that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium. The species was first formally described in 1795 by English botanist James Edward Smith but for many years was included in Platylobium formosum. It was reinstated as a species in its own right in 2011.

Other Platylobium plants

Victorian Flat-pea · Platylobium formosum · Platylobium infecundum · Platylobium montanum · Platylobium obtusangulum · Platylobium reflexum · Platylobium rotundum · Platylobium triangulare · Platylobium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platylobium parviflorum 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.

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