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Crotalaria macrocarpa

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Golden birdflower
Plant Type
Shrub
Crotalaria macrocarpa is an erect bushy shrublet that can reach heights between 0.3-1.5m tall the branches are finely hairy. This is a hardy, showy shrub ideal for any garden, attracting butterflies.
Plant Description

Crotalaria macrocarpa is an erect bushy shrublet that can reach heights between 0.3-1.5m tall the branches are finely hairy.  The dark green leaves are furry beneath and the flowers borne between October and May arenborne in many flowered inflorescence spikes they are a golden yellow colour and the flowers are about 20mm large.

Crotalaria macrocarpa is a hardy, showy shrub ideal for any garden, attracting butterflies. It has larger fruit than the other species with the pods around 25-45mm x14-18mm.

Afrikaanse Naam
Goue-voëltjieblom
Hardiness
Hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Yellow
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1m
Region
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat
Thickets, woodland, rocky areas
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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