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Kennedia rubicundra

Description

Handsome, vigorous climber or creeper/trailing plant with trifoliate green leaves and pea-shaped "tomato" red flowers in spring/summer. Prefers well-drained soils with a mulched root system in full sun or partial shade. Foliage damaged by moderate frost but foliage will return in spring. Can be hard pruned. Very vigorous plant, not recommended for small gardens. Grows well at the beach with salt spray.

Details

Biological Name: Kennedia rubicundra
Common Name: Dusky Coral Pea
Family: Fabaceae
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring-early Summer
Height: 10'+
Width:
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Mail Order Plant (online only): not available
Seeds (online only): not available
Propagation Information: Pour boiling water over seed and let stand overnight. Drench seed with a fungicide to prevent '"damping off". Seed usually germinates readily.

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Hardenbergia, Acacia, Senna and Casuarinas have nitrogen-fixing nodules on their root systems to help provide nitrogen for other plants close to them?

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