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Templetonia retusa
Coral Bush
Origin: Australia.
| Family |
| Papilionaceae |
| Genus |
| Templetonia |
| Species |
| retusa |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 10a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 |
| Height |
| 1.8 m |
| Spread |
| 1.6 - 1.8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun in moist but well-drained, fertile neutral soils. Young plants need extra phosphorous for good root development. |
| Habitat |
| Sunny hills and dry plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Non-showy, glaborous woody branches and stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Paddle-shaped, leathery lanceolate leaves growing oppositely along stems. |
| Flower Description |
| Pea-flower shaped blooms with 3 showy rounded petals, blooming terminally in clusters of 3 - 5. |
| Fruit Description |
| Flat bean-like seed pods. |
| Colour Description |
| Bluish to dark green foliage. Flowers vary in colours from reddish-orange, deep red, pinkish-orange to true orange. Brownish-green branches and light green stems. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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