Pls Help with this plant i do not know what it is

Hi Everyone

I bought this plant from a sale and the lady who had the plant did not know what it was Can any one help me

I live in Western Australia

Thanks for any help you can give

 

Hi, I think that the plant you bought is a WA native. It is commonly called a Flame pea: Chorizema cordatum. It is a really pretty shrub which grows to about 1.5metres wide and 80cm high. Nice find - looks like you got a really health plant.

Good to see someone else from WA :)
ciao bertoli

 

Thanks bertoli55

You are 100% correct i just looked up the name you gave me Chorizema cordatum
and found that it grows in the south west of Australia.

When i bought the plant for $1 it was just about dead,so i gave it some good potting mix and a good old drink of Charlie carp and as you can see it's doing well.

LOL i was starting to think i was the only one in Western Australia on here
After this rain we have had i'm looking forward to the warmer days

Thanks again

 

You did well and ended up with a happy plant :)

 

Hi Duffster33,
Your plant was featured on Gardening Australia today:

"Chorizema cordatum is commonly called the Flame Pea. It has pea shaped flowers that are a wonderful combination of orange and pink. Grow it in a pot or in well-drained soil because it comes from Western Australia. Prune it back by a third when it finishes flowering at it will remain nice and compact."
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2381298.htm
Hope that it is still growing well
ciao bertoli

 

Thanks again bertoli55

I must say i have not seen Gardning Australia for some time now It's just not the same with out Peter Cundall..

As for my Flame Pea it has lost all of it's flowers but it's still nice and green and lush..Thanks for the info i will take a look