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Scientific Name
Gompholobium huegelii
Family Name
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)
Common Name
Bladder- pea, Pale Wedge-pea. Karella
Status
Height
0.15m - 0.3m (15-30cm)
Flowers
Peaflowers,solitary or two together, usually creamy yellow , shaded black on the outside.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
A slender pea with woody base and spreading or ascending branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath
Habitat Notes
This form is common in sandy heathland and light forest but a form with bright yellow flowers and blue-green leaves also occurs in sandy heaths and in gravel ironstone soils. Tolerates most frosts and extended dry periods.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Useful for recharge control plantings in conjunction with trees in hilly areas. Is often short lived in cultivation. Seems to require very good drainage and protection from other plants. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit a fat oval pod containing numerous small seeds which are dropped on maturity
Seed Treatment Method
Boiling water
Seed Storage Life
Long
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Nicking the seed provides best results but is tedious. Soaking in boiling water provides good germination results, but may be difficult to grow successfully. Soak for maximum of 12 hours.
Germination Time
2-6 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
May be grown from cuttings. Semi-hardwood cuttings of new growth are easy.
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