Maybe I just like the name....

Gompholobium is in flower at the moment - Gompholobium ecostatum (or dwarf wedge pea) to be precise. It's a name with a lovely sound to it, and one that I never tire of hearing.

Gompholobium stands out due to it'spectacular flower, and its relatively large size when compared to the rest of the plant. This year seems to have brought out more Gompholobium than usual, as it's not an especially common plant. And what's interesting about the plants that we have at Wirra Birra is that the flowers take on a variety of colours, even in close proximity to one another.

The yellow form.....





... and the orange/yellow form.




One of the plans for next year is to collect seed from both forms of the plant, and see if they breed true to type.