Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxylobium cordifolium Andrews trib. Mirbelieae |
Bibliography | Bot. Repos. 7: t. 492 (1807) |
Native Range | New South Wales |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves cordate, 3-8mm, apex curvate, margins revolute, adaxially gibbous, abaxially sparsely hirsute, flowers in short umbellate racemes, calyx pubescent, corolla 6-8mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | orange red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Callistachys cordifolia (Andrews) Kuntze Chorizema cordifolium (Andrews) F.Muell. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales) |