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Fabaceae
Glycine clandestina
Glycine clandestina
Also known as Leptocyamus microphyllus, Leptocyamus clandestinus, Kennedia microphylla, Teramnus clandestinus
Native Plants · Australian Native · Glycine · Twining Vine · Nitrogen Fixer · Legume · Native Garden · Woodland · Fabaceae · Perennial Climber · Specialist
Glycine clandestina is a slender, twining Australian native perennial legume that produces small, attractive purple flowers and fixes atmospheric nitrogen, benefiting surrounding soil. It suits part-shade positions in well-drained soils and is well adapted to the dry sclerophyll woodlands of eastern Australia. This is a specialist plant best appreciated by native garden enthusiasts and those restoring Australian bushland habitats.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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