Crotalaria pallida
SMOOTH RATTLE BOX, STRIPED CROTALARIA
Fabaceae-Faboideae

 
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Plant type: -- select -- soft-wooded perennial or annual

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
1.5m
Plant habit
 
1m

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Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early autumn to late winter

Ornamental Fruit: brown pod
 
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Crotalaria pallida
SMOOTH RATTLE BOX, STRIPED CROTALARIA
Fabaceae-Faboideae

 

  Plant type: -- select -- soft-wooded perennial or annual

Hardiness zones: 10-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
1.5m
Plant habit
 
1m

FEATURES

Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early autumn to late winter

Ornamental Fruit: brown pod


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, oriental & cottage designs

Uses: border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: butterfly attracting



HAZARDS

Weed Potential: tropical areas






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