Botanical Name: Pultenaea stricta

Common Name: Rigid Bush-pea

Type: Low shrub 0.3 – 1m x 0.5 – 1m

Features:

  • Slender upright shrub with small leaves
  • Terminal clusters of yellow and red to purplish-brown flowers September – December
  • Plant in drifts for best effect
  • May be more stunted in coastal locations
  • Drought tolerant once established

Requirements:

  • Full sun to semi-shade
  • Moist sandy soils
  • Prune after flowering to maintain bushiness
Pultenaea-stricta (Rigid-bush-pea)
Pultenaea-stricta (Rigid-bush-pea)