Family Index

Scientific Name

Hovea corrickiae

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Glossy Purplepea

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

White peaflowers, on long stalks arising from the leaf axils.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Small shrub or slender tree with alternate, 3-4cm long, glossy green leaves, the undersides of which are densely covered in yellow-white to rust hairs.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Rocky sites, riparian areas with wet sclerophyll understorey shrubs and open forest in the North East.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Can be grown from seed or cuttings. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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

Pods turn from green to black at maturity, seeds are dark-brown and kidney-shaped, and occur 2 to a pod. Seed drops soon after maturity. Bag maturing fruits or place groundsheets under plants to catch seed, or harvest pods close to maturity (when they turn brown) and dry in warm area.

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

long

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking seed provides best results. Boiling water may also be used but is more damaging than hot water. Dry seed before sowing - seed prone to rotting.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Cuttings strike readily, but may be slow to establish.