FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Bladder- pea, Pale Wedge-pea. Karella

 

0.15m - 0.3m (15-30cm) 

Peaflowers,solitary or two together, usually creamy yellow , shaded black on the outside. 

Seed pods 

A slender pea with woody base and spreading or ascending branches. 

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 

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath 

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. 

Dry; Moist; Shady 

Hardy 

Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

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. 

Fruit a fat oval pod containing numerous small seeds which are dropped on maturity 

Boiling water 

Long 

 

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. 

2-6 weeks 

Yes 

 

 

No 

May be grown from cuttings. Semi-hardwood cuttings of new growth are easy.