8 Red Sturts Desert Pea Vine Swainsona Seeds

Swainsonia formosa or Sturt's Desert Pea is a low growing, almost prostrate short vine with grey green, hairy foliage made up of many leafelts along a stem. In spring it produces arresting scarlet flowers with black blobs (boss) on them that look like two eyes. It can be planted as a ground-cover, in a container or trailing over rocks and being a natural desert dweller will grow in any old soil in difficult conditions. It develops a taproot and resents transplanting.
Tender Perennial for zones 8-10. 8 Seeds.

Other Names: Sturt's Desert pea, Showy Donia, Dampier’s Clianthus, Clianthus dampieri, Clianthus formosus, Clianthus speciosus, floral emblem of South Australia, Swainsona Formosa, Swainsona Formosum, unusual vine, unusual plant