Common name
Narrow-Leaf Bitter-Pea, Slender Bitter-Pea
Position
Full sun
Flower shape and colour
Pea shaped, brown
Form
Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
Suitability for landscaping
Ornamental feature plant in native landscapes or as foreground plants in low traffic areas. Can be used as a screen, barrier or informal hedge. Suitable for areas of low maintenance and traffic due to its prickly branches. Bird and insect attracting, bird habitat. (Botanic Gardens of South Australia | Daviesia leptophylla | Slender Bitter Pea)
Insignificant plant until it flowers. Provides a natural look to a garden planted in swarms under eucalypts, especially stringybarks. (Yarra Ranges Council | Daviesia leptophylla)
Propagation
Scarified or softened seed.
Cultivation
Tube stock is available at Native nurseries, notably at the SA State flora nursery (SA State flora catalogue, p. 14)
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of living Australia 2025, Daviesia leptophylla | Narrow-Leaf Bitter-Pea. Provides information about the spread of the species of Daviesia leptophylla shrub across South Australia and other parts of South Eastern Australia.
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Daviesia leptophylla | Slender Bitter Pea. Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native shrub: Daviesia leptophylla.
- paulcoddington 2021, Narrow-leaf Bitter-Pea | Daviesia leptophylla. Provides information about the featured image used in this theMissingLibrary.com.au page.
- Seeds of South Australia 2025, Daviesia leptophylla (Leguminosae) | Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea. Provides detailed information about the distribution of Daviesia leptophylla in regional South Australia as well as images of the plant in situ and its seed.
- Yarra Ranges Council 2025, Daviesia leptophylla | Narrow-leaf or Slender Bitter-pea. Provides information about the plant characteristics including the suitability of the Daviesia leptophylla as a streetscape shrub.