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Purple Coral-pea

Hardenbergia violacea
Purple Coral-pea
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
Groundcover
Height
0.5-1m
Flowering Time
  • Winter
  • Spring
Plant Origin
Native
Maintenance
  • Low
Light
  • Sun
  • Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Tolerates
  • Sandy Soil
  • Dry conditions
  • Some Coastal Exposure
Biodiversity Benefits
  • Birds
  • Butterfly Attracting
  • Lizard Habitat
  • Nectar and Pollen
Natural Occurence
Vic
Bush Tucker Plant
No