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Templetonia retusa

Scientific name

Templetonia retusa

Common name

Cockies’ tongues

Plant description

A shrub with many branches that grows on limestone, to 4 m high in a protected position. The bright red flowers give the impression of a cocky’s tongue. The pea-pod is leathery, flat and ribbed. It is common around the salt lakes on Rottnest Island.

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Flower colour

Red, rarely yellow or white

Flowering months

April to September

Templetonia retusa

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