Common name
Large-leaf Bush Pea
Position
Full and partial sun
Flower shape and colour
Pea shaped, red
Form
Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
Suitability for landscaping
A highly ornamental but hardy foliage plant. Plant singly for contrast or grouped as an informal hedge or wind-break in borders, wider roadside verges and raised beds. Attracts nectar eating birds and insects. (Botanic Gardens of South Australia | Pultenaea daphnoides )
Propagation
By scarified or softened seed. (Wrigley, Fagg, 2012, p 468)
Cultivation
Requires well-drained soils and responds well to pruning. Tube stock is available at Native nurseries, notably at the SA State flora nursery (SA State flora catalogue, p. 29).
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of living Australia 2025, Pultenaea daphnoides | Large-leaved Bush-pea. Provides information about the spread of the species of Pultenaea daphnoides shrub across South Australia and other parts of Australia.
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Pultenaea daphnoides | Large-leaved Bush-pea, Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native shrub: Pultenaea daphnoides.
- Seeds of South Australia 2025, Pultenaea daphnoides (Leguminosae) | Large-leaf Bush Pea. Provides information about the distribution, plant characteristics, as well as seed collection and viability.
- Yarra Ranges Council 2025, Pultenaea daphnoides | Large-leaf Bush-pea. Provides information about the plant characteristics including the suitability of the Pultenaea daphnoidesas a streetscape shrub.
- spongeman 2023, Large-leaf Bush Pea (Pultenaea daphnoides). This link contains the image and information surrounding the ownership and quality of the image.