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| synonyms: Cape Laburnum, Yellow Pea |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| size: Average shrubs |
| leaf type: Composite leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with pods/beans |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green |
| plants for a purpose: Trees and shrubs with decorative yellow/greenish flowers |
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Crotalaria capensis Jacq. A spreading shrub with hanging branches, and spikes of large yellow flowers, native of South Africa, from Knysna to the E Cape and N. Natal, flowering in August-December (spring-summer). Stems to 3m; leaflets 3, elliptic to obovate, 1.5-7cm long. Racemes 10-15cm long; flowers c. 5cm, yellow with a red blotch on the standard. For any good, well-drained soil. Min. -5°C. |
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