Stunning Green Birdflowers

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In the northern half of Western Australia, you will find these stunning Green Birdflowers or ‘Crotalaria cunninghamii’ widely distributed from the coast to the deserts. 

The species is a short-lived, small Australian native shrub with clusters of large chartreuse-green flowers looking like birds feeding on the central stem. The plants generally bloom from January to April, or even longer in its natural habitat, followed by velvety, club-shaped seed pods that rattle when shaken.