Scientific Name: Dillwynia cinerascens

Common Name: grey parrotpea

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: Slender shrub, trailing or erect.

Height (m): 0.3 – 0.8

Flowers: Pea 3-8 together in terminal clusters. Petals orange with dark red, keel blunt, purplish red.

Fruit: Seed pod – turn brittle and brown at maturity. Each pod contains one or two seeds which become hard and turn from green to dark brown when mature.

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Plant Communities
GrasslandHeath
Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant in dry heaths and grassy places.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

General Notes

Hardy. Prefers well drained soil and some sun.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Harvest close to maturity and dry in a warm area.

Seed Treatment Notes

Leavings pods attached to the branch appears to aid opening of the pod. Pods that do not open may need to be crushed to extract seed. Soak seed in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours.