| Common Name: | Austral Indigo |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Size: | 1-2.5m x 1-2m |
| Description: | Open spreading shrub. |
| Leaves: | Blue fern-like leaves to 10cm long. Leaflets 11-25, oblong with rounded end, small point on tip, 10-40mm x 5-9mm. |
| Flowering: | Sprays of pea flowers to 15cm long in leaf axils. |
| Flower Colour: | Mauve |
| Flowering Time: | September to December |
| Growing Conditions: | Well drained soils in foothill and dryish forests. Tolerates light frosts. Full sun to semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | A very floriferous shrub with branches bowed down by weight of flowers. Pruning beneficial to maintain shape. Can be grown as an undershrub, looks good mass planted. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 7, 17, 18, 19, 27, 31, 38, 46 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | Roots, leaves pounded - poison fish, flowers - dye |
| Commercially available: | Generally |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Both food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies. |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |