| Common Name: | Purple Coral-pea |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Size: | Trailer to 2m |
| Description: | Wiry twining or prostrate subshrub. More vigorous and shrubby forms are not local to the Shire. |
| Leaves: | Leathery dark green egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with network of veins, paler below, 2-10cm x 0.5-6cm. |
| Flowering: | Large sprays of 20-40 pea flowers, massed along branches. White and pink forms are available commercially but are not local. |
| Flower Colour: | Deep purple with green centre |
| Flowering Time: | July to November |
| Growing Conditions: | Well drained soils in dryish open forests and woodlands. Tolerates light frosts. Full sun, semi-shade. |
| Garden Use: | Very showy scrambler which will lightly twine over shrubs and on trellises or remain flat. Many forms commercially available. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 8, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 37, 38, 40, 45, 46 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | Drink - leaves brewed; flowers - dye |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries. Plants in general nurseries rarely local. |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Food plant for caterpillars |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1 David Blair ©; 2, 3 Peter Kinchington © |