Viminaria juncea
Native Broom, Golden Spray
Slender erect bright green weeping shrub.
Additional information
- FamilyFabaceae
- StoreyMiddle storey
- Size2.5-5 m x 2-2.5 m
- Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
- LeavesJuvenile leaves divided into 1-3 narrow lance-shaped leaflets 1-6 cm x 3-15 mm. Adult leaves reduced to wiry leaf stalks 3-25 cm long.
- Flower colourYellow-orange often with red markings
- Flowering timeOctober to February
- FlowersLong drooping sprays of pea flowers to 20 cm or more.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsPoorly drained soils in swamps and depressions. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useFast growing plant for moist areas. Useful beside pools and wet areas where it provides a brilliant display in flower. Weeping form enhances pond background. Adaptable to drier conditions if it receives summer watering.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Occurs in few local sites where it can be common. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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Photographer/s: 1 Marilyn Bull ©; 2, 3 Peter Kinchington ©;
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