Chorizema cordatum

Botanical Name: Chorizema cordatum

Author: Lindl.

Common Name: Heart-leaved Flame Pea

Family: Fabaceae-Faboideae

Location

A small scrambling shrub from the forests of south-western Western Australia. It generally occurs on gravelly or loamy soils near granite or laterite outcrops, along watercourses, and in winter-wet flats.

It and other beautiful plants are flowering now in Water Wise section of our Big Idea Garden. The Garden is certainly worth a spring visit, so why not come and have a look?

This is the most widely cultivated of the genus and can be found in good native nurseries. The unbelievably fluorescent orange flowers will brighten your garden after winter and will also spot flower throughout the year. It prefers moist but well-drained soils with dappled shade or partial sun - and does well in containers. Regular pruning after flowering will extend the life of the plant.