Light. Full sun or lightly dappled positions are best for the sweet pea shrub. This will ensure they flower the most abundantly. If they get too much shade, sweet pea shrub can become overly leggy, with fewer blossoms.
How do you care for a Polygala?
To give your polygala a great start, dig in blood and bone and organic compost. Twice a year feed polygala with a complete fertiliser for flowering plants. Just a light prune of straggly stems after flowering is all that's needed to maintain a dense habit. Trimming after flowering will also encourage more flowers.
Why is my Polygala turning yellow?
Your sweet pea shrub may be turning yellow due to overwatering, or watering from a cold hosepipe. It may also be due to compost that is too rich and is burning the plant's roots. Sweet pea shrubs only need to be watered once a week, but be sure to maintain balanced moisture throughout the growing season.Sep 3, 2021
How big does a Polygala grow?
Polygala myrtifolia 'Grandiflora' (Sweet Pea Shrub) - A large dense evergreen shrub that grows to 10 feet or more tall by an equal spread.
How do you prune Polygala grandiflora?
- Search the plant for damaged, overgrown or dead stems.
- Select damaged, overgrown or dead stems for pruning.
- Cut the branch or stem off quickly and cleanly at a 45-degree angle.
- Head back no more than one-third of the plant.
- Make 6-inch or 8-inch cuts around the shrub with a pair of hedge pruning shears.
How do you prune Polygala Fruticosa?
Once you open the shrub up a bit with the pruning, wait for the new growth to begin to make progress before going through to prune again. Hot weather can fry tender new growth, so you should leave more of the existing during these summer months to help protect it.
What shrubs are native to Australia?
- Heath banksia (Banksia ericifolia).
- Heart-leaved flame pea (Chorizema cordatum)
- Boronia megastigma.
- Variegated purple mint bush (Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata')
- Geraldton wax flower (Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Lady Stephanie').
- Rose coneflower (Isopogon formosus)
- Leptospermum rotundifolium.
Where does Polygala grow?
South Africa
Is Polygala a perennial?
Polygala Purple Passion is an evergreen perennial that fashions compact, frothy and bushy foliage made up of simple yet attractive green leaves, held in delicate clusters. Polygala are best suited as a container plant on a patio within a courtyard garden setting.
Can I cut back Polygala?
Sweet pea shrubs, also known as sweet pea bushes, are broad-leaf evergreen shrubs in the genus Polygala. They may overgrow, lose their vibrant colors and flower less if they are not pruned.