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Australian nativeLocally indigenousCouncil listedInner WestdroughtSandstone slopesTurpentine-Ironbark
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia · Fabaceae
Hardenbergia violacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is known in Australia by the common names false sarsaparilla, purple coral pea, and waraburra.
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Classification
Genus
Hardenbergia
Family
Fabaceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical
Hardenbergia violacea belongs to the Hardenbergia genus within the Fabaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.
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Cultivation
Care sheet.
Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use
Locally indigenous habitat planting for Sandstone Slopes Forest and Woodland, Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest conditions.
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Companions
Species we plant alongside Hardenbergia violacea.
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Further reading
- 01Hardenbergia violacea taxon photograph — Atlas of Living Australia image service
- 02Native Plants of the Inner West - page 2 — Inner West Council