The unusual brown foliage with a green edge gives this cultivar its intriguing name. It is a ground covering plant that is great for embankments, as a feature plant spilling over retaining walls or as a potted plant. Being a legume, it can fix nitrogen from the air for nutrition and therefore needs much less fertiliser than non-legumes. Give it a light trim after a heavy flush of flowers and it will continue to thicken up as a ground cover. The brown colour of the foliage is more intense in full sun.
Gastrolobium species can contain amounts of fluoro acetic acid, which can be toxic for dogs and livestock.
Plant Information
Plant Type - Small shrub, Ground cover
Common Name - Gastrolobium
Scientific Name - Gastrolobium praemorsum
Family - Fabaceae
Cultivar Name - Brown Butterfly
Other Common Name -
Minimum Height - 0.3
Maximum Height - 0.5
Minimum Width - 1
Maximum Width - 3
Flower Colour - Red
Flowering Time - Summer
pH Level - Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type - Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam
Plant Environment - Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Drought resistant
Climate Zone - Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool, Semi-arid
Light - Sunny, Light shade, Half shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen, Spreading
Life Span - Perennial
Soil Moisture - Well-drained
Propagation Method -
Frost Tolerance - Tolerates light frost
Plant Usage - Groundcover, Feature plant, Border plant, Attractive foliage, Wow factor
Special Uses - Fast growing, Playground friendly
Attracts Wildlife -
Angus Cultivar -
