Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

Sweet Pea Shrub

Polygala myrtifolia

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
  • Drought-resistant
  • Easy to grow
  • Hedge
  • Attractive
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade
  • Shrub
  • Pioneer species
  • Soil: loam
  • Soil: sandy
  • Color data
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Jeremy Gilmore, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jeremy Gilmore source
  • (c) RAP, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by RAP source
  • (c) Rachid H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • (c) jeanelz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jeanelz source
  • (c) margaux newdigate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by margaux newdigate source
  • (c) jraus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) source
  • (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun Swanepoel source
  • (c) jraus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) source
  • (c) Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) source
  • (c) Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Craig Peter source

Sources and references

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