It's an Australian plant in the genus Swainsona, named after English botanist Isaac Swainson, famous for its distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers, each with a bulbous black centre.
The Pea is also a wild flower in some areas of Australia, will grow in an arid environment.
It grows low and is very pretty in a mass.
What a perfect plant. It looks like a cactus but it isn't.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty and a lovely colour.
Deletenever seen these before
ReplyDeleteAlways something new to see
DeleteWhat a gorgeously unique looking species of flowering plant .
ReplyDeleteCertainly something different.
DeleteHow unique and pretty! Blessings to you this weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks you - and same to you too!
DeleteHow gorgeous! Happy Easter to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you - same to you.
DeleteBeautiful M Happy Easter to you and your family. Hug B
ReplyDeleteThanks. - same to you and your family...Hugs M xx
DeleteWhat a gorgeous plant!
ReplyDelete'Tis lovely.
Deletelovely photo M. my mum grew these years ago quite successfully. we are in south australia. she had a green thumb and just loved these plants. i still have her orchids but they haven't flowered since she died in 1982. i guess i didn't get her green thumb :)
ReplyDeleteI bet they looked pretty F.
DeleteGosh about your orchids, that is a very long time to keep them and they don't flower.
I expect you have sought advice from a few other orchid growers...I don't have a green thumb but then again sometimes I do :)