About
A vigorous twining climber with trifoliate, dark green leaves and axillary racemes of blackish-purple pea-like flowers 3cm across, marked yellow on the standard petal, in late winter and spring.
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
SunlightPartial shade
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitClimbing
FoliageDeciduous
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesCoastal
Native toW 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
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