Botanical Name
Chorizema cordatum
Common Name
Heart-leaf Flame Pea
Description
Heart-leaf Flame Pea is a charming low shrub or light climber, renowned for its brilliant orange-pink pea flowers that create vibrant displays. It produces masses of small pea-like flowers in striking orange and pink combinations, flowering profusely in spring and intermittently throughout the year.
Plant Category
Small Shrubs
Size (H x W)
0.8 – 1.5 m × 1 -2 m
Habitat
Heart-leaf Flame Pea occurs naturally in south-western Western Australia, where it grows in heathland and open woodland. It prefers moist, well-drained sandy or gravelly soils in sun to light shade and is well adapted to dry conditions once established.
Cultural SIgnificance
As part of the diverse pea family native to Western Australia, this species represents the rich biodiversity of the region and contributes to the traditional landscape mosaic valued by Aboriginal peoples.
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