Hardenbergia violacea
Image by: Kevin Sparrow
A vigorous groundcover or climbing plant with branches that can trist around stems of other plants, drak glossy green leaves and purple pea-shaped flowers in winter and spring. This a popular and hardy plant that is adaptable to most soils. The flowers of this plant atre a souce of nectar and pollen for native insects including moths, butterflies, bees and wasps. Native birds also feed on the seed and the foliage is a refuge for lizards. An attractive plant in rockeries, embankments, under trees, in containers or effective fence cover.
Form
GroundcoverHeight
0.5-1m Flowering Time
- Winter
- Spring
Plant Origin
Native Maintenance
- Low
Light
- Sun
- Part Shade
Water Requirement
LowTolerates
- Sandy Soil
- Dry conditions
- Some Coastal Exposure
Biodiversity Benefits
- Birds
- Butterfly Attracting
- Lizard Habitat
- Nectar and Pollen
Natural Occurence
Vic Bush Tucker Plant
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