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Crotalaria laburnifolia

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Brown-and-yellow Birdflower
Plant Type
Shrub
Crotalaria laburnifolia is an erect, shrubby herb that can reach a height between 0.6-2m tall. This is a hardy garden plant that attracts many butterflies and pollinating insects to the garden. It is a lovely specimen for a mixed shrubbery.
Plant Description

Crotalaria laburnifolia is an erect, shrubby herb that can reach a height between 0.6-2m tall. It is mostly a hairless plant, the flowers are borne in spikes of loose terminal inflorescence of bright yellow flowers of about 40mm large. The spikes are about 150-500mm large. The yellow flowers sometimes are marked with reddish brown streaks outside and is bell shaped.

Crotalaria laburnifolia is a hardy garden plant that attracts many butterflies and pollinating insects to the garden. It is a lovely specimen for a mixed shrubbery.

Afrikaanse Naam
Bruin-en-geel-voëltjieblom
Hardiness
Hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Yellow
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1.5m
Region
KwaZulu-Natal- Eastern Africa
Habitat
Grassland and bushveld
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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