About
An evergreen, frost-tender, twining climber or trailing shrub, attaining a maximum height or spread of around 2.5m, with trifoliate leaves, each rounded leaflet up to 1.5cm long. Clusters of pea-like flowers, up to 1.5cm, in diameter are borne in the spring and comprise orange-red upright petals with a yellow basal blotch and bright pink lower petals.
About the genus
Kennedia can be herbaceous or woody, twining climbers with trifoliate leaves and pea-like flowers which may be solitary, in pairs, umbels or racemes in the leaf axils
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitTrailing
FoliageEvergreen
Height2.5-4 metres
Spread2.5-4 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesCoastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Native toSW Australia
Care notes
CultivationGrow outdoors in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade, in a frost-free area with shelter from cold drying winds. Will grow well in poor sandy soil. Grow under glass in peat-free, loam-based compost with added sharp sand in bright filtered light
PruningPruning group 12
PropagationPropagate by seed or from softwood cuttings
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly under glass
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility