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INDIGOFERA australis
Austral Indigo
Family: Fabaceae
Characteristics: Shrub to 2 m spread 2 m
Seed per packet: Approx. 30
Seed per gram: Approx. 170
A slender shrub of the Pea family with mauve pink pea shaped flowers occurring in long heads appearing profusely in spring and summer.
Typically a smooth erect supple spreading stem with light green divided leaves on rounded leaflets.
Widespread in southern Australia and north east Queensland.
Grow notes:
Prefers a light to medium soil in an open sunny position, drought and frost resistant.
Although seed can be sown most of the year in many parts of Australia seed is generally best sown in spring or autumn, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year. The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18-22°C.
Seed germinate readily, however they do have a hard outer coating which is impervious to water and generally germination will normally not occur unless the seed is scarified by abrading or pre-treated with boiling water first.
- Place the seed in a container and pour in just boiled water and allow to soak overnight.
- The swollen seed can then be sown, re-treat seeds that have not swollen.
- Sow the depth of seed keep warm & moist but not wet.
- Germination should occur in 10-21 days @ 18-22C.
General note: Seeds of many natives are dormant and require specific conditions or pre-treatment for germination.
Do not be too hasty to discard seed that does not germinate, seeds will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural requirements for germination to occur. Containers put to one side will often surprise long after they were discarded.
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