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Crotalaria monteiroi

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Small-leaved Rattle-pod
Plant Type
Shrub
Crotalaria monteiroi is an erect, much branched shrub that ranges between0.5m and 3m tall. This plant is loved by game and suitable for a mixed shrubbery or mixed border. The lovely flowers attract many butterflies to the garden and creates a lovely flowering display all year.
Plant Description

Crotalaria monteiroi is an erect, much branched shrub that ranges between0.5m and 3m tall. It is a finely hairy plant with clustered leaves and oval leaflets about 15x6mm large with blunt tips and slender short stalks about 20mm. The flowers are a small cluster of inflorescence of large-ish flowers about 20mm large and bright yellow with red streaks. The lovely yellow flowers are borne throughout the year.

Crotalaria monteiroi is loved by game and suitable for a mixed shrubbery or mixed border. The lovely flowers attract many butterflies to the garden and creates a lovely flowering display all year.

Afrikaanse Naam
Kleinblaar-klapperpeul
Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
All year
Flower Colour
Yellow
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
2m
Region
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Woodland on streambanks
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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