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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Bossiaea cordigera
Common Name: wiry bossia
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Fabaceae
Form Description: Prostrate, slender shrub, branches spread or straggle over other plants. Leaves fern-like.
Flowers: Pea flowers with yellow petals, solitary on slender stems.
Fruit: Seed pod – several to many seeds, black when mature.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and occasional in the north and east mainly in shady places from sea level to 1000m.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Propagation Calendar
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Flowering Month
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed drops soon after maturity. Collect pods on sheet under plants or place stocking over fruit or hand remove. Place in warm spot till open and clean using sieves.
Seed Treatment Method
Hot Water Hot water is used to soften the hard seed case of some species. This replicates the weathering process. Pour hot (not boiling) water over the seeds and allow them to soak for 4-12 hours.
Seed Treatment Notes
Nicking the seed has the best results, however it is tedious and time consuming. Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours before sowing. Seed should be dried after soaking.
Germination Time
1-4 weeks