Family Index

Scientific Name

Platylobium triangulare

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Ivy Flat-pea

Status

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

Pea flowers, yellow standard, reddish-brown on back, red on front, keel is reddish-purple.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Wiry spreading shrub with broad triangular leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Local in sandy soil in the south east, east and north.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

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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

Pod (25mm long, 10mm wide) is flattened, oblong and winged on upper edge.pods can be harvested close to maturity and dried in a warm area. leaving pods on the branch aids opening. some pods may need to be crushed

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking the seed provides the best results but hot treatment is the most commonly used.Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. Dry seed before sowing. Use of capillary watering will reduce the likelihood of seeds 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.

Cutting Notes