You will receive 1 plants of Kennedia prostrata Running postman Scarlet Runner Native Groundcover Hardy rockery hanging basket Pea flowering Red Flowers

The plants you will receive in this listing will be in 40mm by 80mm pots. They will have established roots, are a good size for their pots and will be well and truly ready to plant straight into your garden.

Running Postman
Kennedia prostrata
Scarlet Runner

Low growing Australian native ground cover plants

Approximate spread to around 1.5 metres.
They can often grow wider, if well fed and watered.

For a good ground covering density, plant them 60cm apart so that they really grow into each other.

The pea like flowers of this variety are scarlet red with yellow and orange markings in the centre.

Nitrogen fixing plants.
Naturally adding nitrogen to your soil.

In bloom from late winter to summer

Its leaves are undulating, grey to green with tan edgings.

This variety can handle dry times.

They have developed the survival mechanism that sees severe dry periods trigger its foliage to die back to the main stem and then reshoot when the rains come.

Grows in a wide range of acidic and alkaline soils

Will grow in temperate to sub tropical zones

A great fast growing, attractive, ground cover that suppresses weeds and can be used to assist erosion control

They are classed as an Australian Bush Tucker Food Plant due to the high nectar content of its flowers

Occurs naturally in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

Its is quite salt tolerant which also make it useful for coastal plantings.
 

I have seen online claims to it being a fire retardant plant

A native, low growing, dense ground covering variety that spreads, trails, cascades and hangs well.

 Making, them great for rockeries, slopes, edging, front planting, containers, retaining walls, native gardens, hanging pots, dam banks, etc

It is drought, frost (minus 3) and seaside tolerant.
 

Will grow in full sun to semi shade.

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