This shrub has upright slender stems that droop and forms a spreading habit. The small narrow oblong dark green leaves are crowded on the hairy branchlets and the yellow pea-shaped flowers appear towards the end of the branches during spring.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Pultenaea villosa is naturally found on the east coast of Australia from Queensland to central New South Wales growing in an open sunny position. It prefers a moist well drained sandy to clay loams with ample leaf litter and tolerates drought or high temperatures and frost.

The Bronze Bush-pea is grown for its flowers and is planted in small gardens as a specimen or in group plantings. It is also used around a water feature or as a container plant and establishes in 2 to 3 years. . It is planted in bushland gardens for attracting birds and is suitable for coastal or inland regions. ID 1977

Pultenaea (pul-ten-EE-ah) villosa (vil-LO-sa)

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)