Scientific Name: Dillwynia retorta

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  • Pronunciation:
    dill-WIN-ee-ah re-TORT-ah
  • Common Name:
    Heathy Parrot Pea
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow - autumn to spring - Mickey Mouse ears.
  • Fruit:
    Pod
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Heath,
  • Species List:
    Yellow Pea Flowers, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Girraween, Marcus Dunes, BHNR, Arthur Harrold NR, NNS,
Identification Notes

Very broad upper lobe Spirally twisted leaves (D.glaberrima similar but without spirally twisted leaves)

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||