Communities

Scientific Name

Dillwynia cinerascens

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Grey Parrot Pea

Status

Height

0.3m - 0.8m (30-80cm)

Flowers

Pea 3-8 together in terminal clusters. Petals orange with dark red, keel blunt ,purplish red.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Slender shrub, trailing or erect.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Open forest

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant in dry heaths and grassy places.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Pods turn brittle and brown at maturity. each pod contains one or two seeds which become hard and turn from green to dark brown when mature. harvest close to maturity and dry in a warm area

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Leavings pods attached to the branch appears to aid opening of the pod. Pods that do not open may need to be crushed to extract seed. Soak seed in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes