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black bean

Kennedia nigricans

Low Maintenance

Genus: Kennedia
Family: Fabaceae
Common Names: black coral pea

About this plant

K. nigricans is a vigorous twining climber with trifoliate, dark green leaves and axillary racemes of blackish-purple pea-like flowers 3cm across, marked yellow on the standard petal, in late winter and spring

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade in a frost-free area with shelter from cold drying winds. Will grow well in poor sandy soil. Grow under glass in loam-based compost with added sharp sand in bright filtered light

Pruning

Pruning group 12

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be attacked by glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly under glass

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower Borders

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years