I had to look at this when I saw the title of the posting. this is easy to answer. This is the "Sturt's Desert pea" , a well-known Australian native flower (floral emblem of the state of South Australia). Much admired but notoriously hard to grow outside its natural desert environment. There is now a grafted Sturt's Desert pea on the market in Australia (not sure about export). Its rootstock is the New Zealand glory pea (Clianthus puniceus) which gives it some resistance to fungal diseases and root rots. *Swainsona formosa* (G. Don) J. Thompson (previously known as *Clianthus formosus* (G. Don) Ford & Vicker. Other synonyms are: *Clianthus dampieri*Lindl., *Clianthus speciosus* (G. Don) Asch. & Graebn. Common name synonyms are:Desert pea, Lobster Claw, and Glory pea. It is possible to buy seeds in Australia but the growing is best left to green fingers looking for a challenge. Mic
On Friday, November 11, 2011 6:36:36 AM UTC+11, Ushaprabha wrote: > > swainsona formosa or Clianthus formosa. > Being fabaceae week I am resending the same. >
