Swainosa formosa 10 seeds "Sturt's desert pea"

Swainosa formosa

10 seeds

"Sturt's desert pea"

Swainsona formosa, known as Sturt's Desert Pea, is the floral emblem for South Australia and is one of Australia's best known wildflowers and certainly has no equal in the Pea family.

The classic desert pea flower is a deep scarlet or red on the standard, keel and wings with a black or dark red boss (the enlarged structure at the centre of the flower). Individual flowers are about 90mm long and are borne in groups of 5 or 6.

S.formosa is usually a prostrate species with hairy, grey-green foliage comprising up to 15 oval-shaped leaflets.

The plant can be grown successfully in many areas if treated as an annual. Success is often reported by growing the plant in a deep container an a sunny, frost-free position. Flowering occurs from winter through to summer.

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