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| Botanical Name: |
Kennedia rubicunda
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| Common Name: |
Dusky Coral Pea
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| Family Name: |
FABACEAE
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| Genus: |
Kennedia
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| species |
rubicunda
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| Name Derivation |
G: Kennedy, a London nurseryman; S: Lat. ruby - red
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| Growth Habit: |
Cround cover/Climber
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| Dimensions: |
Depends on support and 3m spread.
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| Flower: |
Dull red, paired pea-shaped flowers, in axillary racemes from August - December.
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| Climate: |
Tolerates light frost.
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| Fruit: |
Legume, flat, brown, hairy 10cm long in Dec - March.
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| Propagation: |
Seed, cuttings, layers.
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| Horticulture Use: |
To screen fences or other structures, useful as a ground cover, but does not self layer, attracts nectar feeding birds.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Will grow well in full sun or partial shade. Tends to scramble over other shrubs if planted amongst them. Responds well to pruning.
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| Foliage: |
Compound, trifoliolate, alternate; leaflets dark green, elliptic 12cm long.
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