Gastrolobium praemorsum Brown Butterfly

Gastrolobium Brown Butterfly is a spectacular semi-prostrate shrub named for its unique foliage of dark bronze leaves with bright green edges. Brown Butterfly produces masses of vivid red pea flowers during the summer months that attract nectar-feeding birds to the garden. It is a ground-covering plant that is great for embankments, as a feature plant spilling over retaining walls or as a potted plant. Give it a light trim after a heavy flush of flowers and it will continue to thicken up as a ground cover.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.30-0.60m x width 1-2m