Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Bossiaea prostrata |
| Common Name: | creeping bossiaea |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 0.5-1.5 m wide |
| Foliage: | Small round to oblong leaves 3-24 mm x 2-10 mm scattered along stems. Fine stipules at base of leaves. |
| Flowers: | October-November, Yellow pea with red-brown centre |
| General Comments: | Trailing plant for understorey planting. Not noticed until it comes into flower. Looks good amongst grasses. Could be grown in large tubs with other plants. Birds like the seeds. |
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