Botanical Name: Common Names:
Polygala dalmaisiana Sweet Pea Shrub,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Hardy evergreen shrub with a rounded habit and grey-green foliage. Vibrant purple sweet-pea shaped flowers are displayed throughout most of the year in mild climate regions. Use in borders, mass plant for impact or in containers. Grows 1.5m x 1.5m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune lightly to shape after flowering to maintain shape. Requires well drained soil to thrive, will not tolerate boggy soils. Lightly trim when not in flower to maintain a dense appearance. Benefits from a feed with a slow release fertiliser.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Polygalaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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