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Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa)
Pale bluish green furry pea plant with spectacular red, pink or white flowers with dark bulging eyes.
Found in very dry desert after good rains.
After 10 years of record drought in eastern Australia came record floods. The desert came alive with all sorts of amazing plants and the Sturt's Desert Pea was everywhere.
''Swainsona formosa'', Sturt's Desert Pea, is an Australian plant in the genus ''Swainsona'', named after English botanist Isaac Swainson, famous for its distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers, each with a bulbous black centre, or "boss". It is one of Australia's best known wildflowers. It is native to the arid regions of central and north-western Australia, and its range extends into all mainland Australian states with the exception of Victoria.
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