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Templetonia egena
Desert broombush (Templetonia egena) is a leafless, upright Australian shrub in the pea family that grows 1 to 3 m tall and bears yellowish-brown pea-like flowers, mostly in spring. It suits dry, sandy-soiled gardens where it can be left to grow in full sun and needs little water once established.
Templetonia egena commonly known as desert broom bush, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an upright, leafless shrub with yellowish-brown pea-like flowers and grows in all mainland states and the Northern Territory in Australia.
Desert broom bush grows on deep sandy soils in drier locations in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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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.
