What is hardenbergia?
Hardenbergia is a genus of three kinds of Australian legumes. h. Comptoniana , h. Perbrevidens and h. It belongs to the Fabaceae family, which includes all legumes, these species can be grown as a ground cover or as a climbing plant. In Australia, it is known under the common names Native Sarsaparilla and Vine Lilac. The plant is perennial up to 24 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celsius). The leaves grow from 1 to 5 inches (2.5 to 13 cm) long. The vines rise using the tendrils that connect to their support.
h. Violacea is the most commonly cultivated, while the other two occur primarily in the wild. Also known as purple coral peas, plants can grow up to 10 feet (3 m) high and 5 Feet (1.5 m) wide. Hardenbergia flowers in the colors of purple, pink and white from the middle winter to the middle lane in large clusters of small flowers. Pea -shaped flowers are flowers four petals. Among the common cultivars naeZena in kindergartens belongs to Happy Wanderer in Purple, The Pink Fizz and The Purple Falls. The name of the family is from the English botanist George Bentham, who in 1837 called three species in honor of the Franziska Countess von Hardenberg.
The nitrogen fixing plant is known for the Australian natives as Waraburra . Plant flowers are consumed and used to produce dye and tea. The seeds provide food for wild animals. In gardens it is often planted along swordsmen as a ground cover or boundary, made or placed in hanging baskets. It is tolerant to the high winds and wind winds.
In cultivation, plants should be grown in full sun on a light shadow. It is the best in the soil that drains well and needs regular watering. Once it is well established, it is somewhat tolerant drought. Promotion is on spring and hard cuts in later summer. Seeds are also grown.
When growing from seeds, preliminary treatment is required. This is most often done by terrifying the seed or cooking the seed in the water before it is planted. The seeds are collected from the pods hardenbergia , such as other legumes.