About
A twining climber reaching 3m or more or a ground covering perennial forming dense mats of growth. Leaves are hairy, mid-green and made up of three oval leaflets; loose bunches of dark red pea-like flowers appear in spring and summer and occasionally into autumn.
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 typeLoam
Soil pHNeutral, Alkaline, Acid
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectNorth-facing, East-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeClimber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitTrailing, Matforming, Climbing
FoliageEvergreen
Height2.5-4 metres
Spread1.5-2.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesWalls, fences, pergolas, arches.
Care notes
CultivationGrow in peat-free, loam-based compost with horticultural grit or sharp sand added. Water sparingly in winter. During spring and summer water freely and feed monthly with a balanced liquid fertiliser
PruningPruning group 12 in late winter or after flowering
PropagationPropagate by seed in a temperature of 18-21°C after having soaked the seed in freshly boiled water for 12 hours
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