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Fabaceae
Black Coral Pea
Kennedia nigricans
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- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Kennedia
- Native to
- Western Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen vine
- Height
- 10-20 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flowers are a dramatic combination of near-black petals with a contrasting bright yellow blotch.
- It is one of the few plants in the world that produces truly dark, almost black flowers naturally.
- The genus was named after John Kennedy, a nurseryman who co-owned a famous London nursery in the 1800s.
- As a legume, it fixes nitrogen in the soil through symbiotic bacteria in its root nodules.
- Black coral pea is highly attractive to honeyeater birds, which pollinate the flowers while feeding on nectar.
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striking beauty