Family Index

Scientific Name

Pultenaea mollis

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Guinea-flower Bush-pea, Soft Bush-pea

Status

Vulnerable

Height

2.0m (200cm)

Flowers

Orange-yellow pea flower with darker keel , in dense heads at ends of short lateral branches.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Small- leaved shrub almost prostrate or erect.

Municipalities

Communities

Local in the north east

Habitat Notes

Very local in the north east.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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 oval, downy, turn from green to red-brown, seeds become almost black and hard when ripe, with 1-2 seeds per pod. harvest seed close to maturity and dry in warm area. seed shed very soon after maturity

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed extraction can be difficult; leaving seeds attached to branch appears to aid opening of pod or pods may need to be crushed. Nicking seed before sowing is the best treatment but can be tedious.

Germination Time

2-6 weeks

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