Chorizema cordatum

Heart-Leaved Flame Pea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Chorizema
Species:	C. cordatum
Binomial name
Chorizema cordatum Lindl.

Chorizema cordatum, known as the Heart-leaf Flame Pea is a shrub of the pea family which is endemic to the moist south western parts of Western Australia.

It occurs on gravelly or loamy soils in eucalyptus forests. The attractive and noticeable flowers appear in late winter or spring in long racemes. Either starting at the end of stems or from the leaf axils. Flowers are orange and red, 10 to 12 mm in diameter. The heart shaped (or narrower) leaves are 3 to 5 cm long with somewhat wavy edges.^[1]

The Heart-Leaved Flame Pea can be grown as a garden plant, and does well in other parts of the country, (such as Sydney on the other side of the Australian continent). However, a summer with lower humidity is better suited for this plant. Propagation from seed is easily achieved, and cuttings strike well.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Chorizema cordatum, Ron Jackson, Australian National Botanic Gardens". http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp11/chorizema-cordatum.html. 
2. ^ "Chorizema cordatum, Australian Native Plants Society". http://anpsa.org.au/c-cord.html.