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