Podalyria calyptrata

Podalyria calyptrata
Podalyria calyptrata

Common names: sweetpea bush (English). 
Botanical name: Podalyria calyptrata

The sweetpea bush, Podalyria calyptrata, is a beautiful shrub or small tree with glossy, silvery leaves and fragrant, pink, sweetpea-like flowers that bloom in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and birds to the garden, and has no known traditional uses. It is easy to grow in well-drained, acidic soil and full sun, and can tolerate wind, drought and light frost. It is ideal for hedges, screens, mixed borders or containers, and can be propagated by seed. It is endemic to the Western Cape, where it grows in moist habitats on sandstone slopes.

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Family: Fabaceae
Type: shrub
Vegetation type: Peninsula Shale Fynbos 
Flower colour: mauve, pink
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