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Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Butterflies' |
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| | Intricately shaped flowers |
| Common name |
sweet pea shrub |
| Family |
polygalaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z9-10) |
| Flowers |
pink (spring-fall) |
| Size |
36" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordindary garden soil (not too dry) |
Rounded evergreeen shrub with purple-pink flowers displayed against its gray-green foliage over a long season of bloom. Native to South Africa. The photo above is typical of our specimen's appearance: there are always lots of buds, but only a few open at a time, and the flowers don't last so long – so it doesn't offer a colorburst experience, just a nice sprinkling of blooms.
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| | Just after planting |
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| | First flower, mid-March |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back fence border About my plant portraits
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