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It is raining a bit which means the state flower of South Australia will be growing, and then flowering in dryer areas of the state.

Including Sturt Peas on a quilt is one way to keep them in order … in the wild they are not so tidy,, but are spectacular when in full flower.

Happy Australia Day!

Sturt’s Desert Pea is the state flower of South Australia. It is a ground cover which grows to cover wide areas of the desert in Central Australia after infrequent rainfalls. A small patch grew in the in the back yard at Mum’s, but I have not been able to grow them as I have lived in areas with a wide variety of sand and clay soils, but not the right one for these plants.

After a good rain in central Australian desert areas they cover wide areas of seemingly infertile soil with a carpet of ...

The state flower of South Australia has been placed under some control in the block designs used in this project file.

The plant in reality sprawls over sandy ground after rain, but here they are regimental in their layout.

I love the second design.

I wish I could grow them in reality, rather then just create virtual formal designs. I have tried several times, but have failed every time, though my Mum had a patch of them which came up year after year.

This project file uses my version of the state flower of South Australia … the Sturt Desert Pea. It is an annual, though the seasons are based on rain rather than calendar months. The plant emerges soon after rain in dry sandy red sand in desert areas, and flowers profusely for a short period, and sprawls along the ground with the flowers sitting above the carpet of soft grey green.

My Mum had a small clump which flowered after a good rain, but I haven’t been able to keep them alive beyond one flowering season, but in my virtual world ...

I love Sturt Desert Peas, but I keep wanting to change the background to green … but am trying to resist because these flowers bloom in the desert! I suspect that I am going to change it one day, as even the desert looks green for a short space of time after rain.

Wish me luck … today I am going to plant some Sturt Desert Pea seeds and am hoping I have inherited my Mum’s green fingers, as she had these come up in a small area of dirt in an old car tyre for many years when I was ...