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Sophora prostrata.


Sophora prostrata. Sophora prostrata.

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A bushy mounding shrub with tangled densely divaricating yellow-brown to orange branchlets. Small well spaced mid-green glossy pinnate leaves. Through the late winter and spring it has clusters of small bright yellow to orange flowers. These are full of nectar for the native birds. Very hardy and grows well in most well drained situations. It occurs naturally in grassland and rocky places, east of the Main Divide from Marlborough to Canterbury.

 
Genus
Sophora
Species   prostrata.
Cultivar  

Common name
Kowhai

Family name
Fabaceae
Place of origin
New Zealand


DETAILS
Height
1 m
Width
1 m
(expected growth in average NZ conditions in 5 to 10 years)
Leaves
Evergreen

Soil Type
Grows in most soil types / Grows in sandy soils / Needs well drained soil

Moisture
Tolerates dry soils

Exposure
Grows in exposed or coastal sites. / Grows in sun or semi-shade / Will tolerate very hard frosts.

Indigenous / Nourishment / Texture

Shrubs

Category
Small, height between 1 and 1.5 metres.
Availability
We have this currently available in a POT 2.5 container. Ask for it at your retailer.
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