Common name
Red Parrot-Pea
Position
Full sun
Flower shape and colour
Pea shaped, Orange
Form
Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
Suitability for landscaping
Specimen or feature plant in amongst mixed shrubs or native landscapes, parks and reserves. Requires well-drained soils. Responds to tip pruning for bushier growth. Attracts native birds and butterflies, caterpillar food plant. (Botanic Gardens of South Australia | Dillwynia hispida)
Propagation
From scarified or softened seed. (Wrigley, Fagg, 2012, p. 321)
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, Dillwynia hispida | Red Parrot-Pea. Provides information about the spread of the species of Dillwynia hispida shrub across South Australia and other parts of Australia.
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Dillwynia hispida | Red Parrot-pea. Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native shrub: Dillwynia hispida.
- Seeds of South Australia 2025, Dillwynia hispida (Leguminosae) | Downy Parrot-pea. Provides information about the distribution, plant characteristics, as well as seed collection and viability.
- Tessa Barrat 2024, Red Parrot-Pea (Dillwynia hispida). This link contains the image and information surrounding the ownership and quality of the image.