Botanical Name: Polygala dalmaisiana
Common Name: Sweet-pea shrub
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a fairly open, loosely constructed plant, with slender branches arching up and spreading to form a rounded canopy; leaves tend to drop from lower branches, making the plant bare at base
Height 3' - 5'
Spread equal
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors thrives in full sun to partial shade
Soil tolerates most; prefers a moist, yet well-drained site
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 12-24): performs well in warm coastal areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, ovate-lanceolate, to 1" long; medium green above, somewhat paler beneath; sharply tipped apex
Flowers sweet pea-shaped, rose-pink to purple, in open clusters at ends of stems; February-May, intermittent in summer
Fruit a small pod
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
a good filler for "quick effects" in woodlands or Mediterranean-climate theme gardens; has enhanced effectiveness if fronted by lower-growing, dense facers or borders, good flower producer
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular preferred; tolerates less in clayey soils
Fertilizing balanced in spring and fall; avoid heavy nitrogen application
Pruning head back after blooming for a fuller, dense canopy
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other avoid deep shade
 
Origin: Yugoslavia
Family: Fabaceae

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