Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Kennedia [1128]

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genus_en: Coral pea

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Family: Fabaceae

family_ja: マメ

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description_en: Genus of 16 species of herbaceous and woody-stemmed climbing and trailing perennials from a variety of habitats, including rainforest, open forest, shrubland, heathland, and semi-desert, in Australia and New Guinea. They are grown for their long-keeled, pea-like flowers, produced singly, in pairs, umbels, or racemes in the leaf axils. The leaves, arranged alternately, each have 3 leaflets and a pair of distinctive stipules at the base of the stalk. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse. In milder regions, train over a pergola or arch. The trailers are also good as ground cover on a bank or between shrubs.

hardiness_en: Half hardy to frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 18-21°C (64-70°F) in spring, ideally after soaking in freshly boiled water for 12 hours.

pests_en: Prone to red spider mites and whiteflies under glass.

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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