Botanical name

Polygala refracta

Family

Polygalaceae

Common Name

Butterfly Bush

Description

Slender subshrub up to 40cm with rigid stems. Leaves are narrow. ascending; flowers are purple in short axillary racemes.

Latin: fractus = weak, re- = back ie. curved, bent back; referring to the slightly recurved leaves.

Habitat

Rocky sandstone slopes

Flower Date

September to April