This shrub has a prostrate to trailing habit with ascending branches. It has small elliptical dark green leaves that are covered in soft grey hairs and the yellow pea-shaped flowers appear in terminal clusters from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Pultenaea capitellata is naturally found on the east coast of Australia from New South Wales to Victoria growing in well drained, moderately fertile moist light soils in an open sunny to a semi shaded position and is frost and drought resistant.

The Hard-head Bush Pea is a prostrate shrub that is grown as a ground cover or spill-over in rockeries or above a retaining wall. It can also be planted in pots and tubs and is suitable for small coastal gardens. It establishing in 1 to 2 years and tolerates most well drained soil types and positions.ID 1211

Pultenaea(pul-ten-EE-ah) capitellata(cap-e-TEL-ata)

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)