Info on Australian plant
- To: MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Info on Australian plant
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 12:41:36 -0400 (EDT)
To All:
Can anyone send me information on an Australian plant called Leschenaultia
formosa? The flowers are yellow and look a little like a Polygala, or like
a bird in flight. I have a JPG image that I can send to aid identification.
The foliage is needlelike, about 1.0 - 1.5 cm long on medium to light green
fairly prostrate, branching stems. I got mine from Logee's Greenhouses,
where I gather it is used as a hanging basket plant.
I'd be interested in its culture and use. Is it an endangered species, and
does it have any interesting lore or herbal uses?
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
336-674-3105
