Gastrolobium praemorsum 'Bronze Butterfly'
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Gastrolobium praemorsum 'Bronze Butterfly' (Labelled as Brachysema 'Bronze Butterfly') Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Description
Gastrolobium praemorsum is a prostrate groundcover creeper or small shrub. The oval leaves have truncated tips and are dark green above and silky underneath. It has cream pea flowers that age to red between May and February.
Distribution
south-west of Western Australia
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m
Wildlife Interest
attracts birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Fabaceae | | Genus: | Gastrolobium | | Species: | praemorsum | | Variety: | 'Bronze Butterfly' |
Relatives in same Genus
Gastrolobium melanopetalum
Gastrolobium minus
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