Bring a brilliant splash of color to your late winter garden with the classic 'Happy Wanderer', one of Australia’s most beloved and reliable native climbers. A vigorous and fast-growing evergreen, it is famous for smothering fences, pergolas, and retaining walls with lush foliage and a spectacular display of deep purple, pea-like flowers just as the winter garden needs color most. While it is a fantastic twining climber that easily covers unsightly structures, it can also be left to scramble across banks and garden beds as a dense, weed-suppressing groundcover. Exceptionally tough and well-adapted to the local climate, this is a must-have for a low-maintenance, high-impact display.
Mature Size: Climbs or spreads up to 2–3m+ (depending on the support structure)
Foliage: Evergreen with rich, dark green, leathery leaves
Flowers: A prolific, show-stopping mass of deep purple pea flowers from late winter through spring
Growth Habit: Vigorous twining climber or scrambling groundcover; requires a trellis, wire, or fence for vertical climbing
Position: Thrives in full sun to part shade; requires well-drained soil
Soil: Well-drained soil. On heavy Canberra clay, dig in gypsum clay breaker before planting. In pots, use Native Osmocote Potting Mix.
Feeding: Osmocote Native in spring, or Neutrog Bush Tucker as a liquid feed. Seasol at planting helps it settle in.
Climate & Water: Drought and frost tolerant once established (protect young plants from heavy frosts); low water needs overall, but requires regular watering during its establishment phase
Maintenance: Low care; prune back after flowering to control its vigorous spread, remove tangled growth, and encourage fresh, dense foliage
Ideal For: Covering fences, trellises, and pergolas, cascading over retaining walls, or planting as a hardy groundcover in native and water-wise gardens
Bring a brilliant splash of color to your late winter garden with the classic 'Happy Wanderer', one of Australia’s most beloved and reliable native climbers. A vigorous and fast-growing evergreen, it is famous for smothering fences, pergolas, and retaining walls with lush foliage and a spectacular display of deep purple, pea-like flowers just as the winter garden needs color most. While it is a fantastic twining climber that easily covers unsightly structures, it can also be left to scramble across banks and garden beds as a dense, weed-suppressing groundcover. Exceptionally tough and well-adapted to the local climate, this is a must-have for a low-maintenance, high-impact display.
Mature Size: Climbs or spreads up to 2–3m+ (depending on the support structure)
Foliage: Evergreen with rich, dark green, leathery leaves
Flowers: A prolific, show-stopping mass of deep purple pea flowers from late winter through spring
Growth Habit: Vigorous twining climber or scrambling groundcover; requires a trellis, wire, or fence for vertical climbing
Position: Thrives in full sun to part shade; requires well-drained soil
Soil: Well-drained soil. On heavy Canberra clay, dig in gypsum clay breaker before planting. In pots, use Native Osmocote Potting Mix.
Feeding: Osmocote Native in spring, or Neutrog Bush Tucker as a liquid feed. Seasol at planting helps it settle in.
Climate & Water: Drought and frost tolerant once established (protect young plants from heavy frosts); low water needs overall, but requires regular watering during its establishment phase
Maintenance: Low care; prune back after flowering to control its vigorous spread, remove tangled growth, and encourage fresh, dense foliage
Ideal For: Covering fences, trellises, and pergolas, cascading over retaining walls, or planting as a hardy groundcover in native and water-wise gardens
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Alongside garden favourites like hedges, trees and shrubs, we stock a wide range of natives and special varieties that can be hard to track down in Canberra. Each plant is chosen to cope with Canberra's frosts and dry summers. Every plant page lists its mature size, frost tolerance and simple care tips, so you know what will thrive before you buy.
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