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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Fabaceae = Pea Family |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Mauve |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Synonyms: [Hardenbergia monophylla, H. 'Mini Ha Ha'] |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: 3-5 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Hardenbergia violacea 'Mini Haha' (Mini Haha Purple Vine Lilac) - An evergreen semi-vining small shrub to 2 to 3 feet tall by 3 to 5 feet wide with simple 3 inch long linear leaves rounded at the tips and sprays of pinkish-purple flowers with a chartreuse spot in the center in late winter through spring. If given support this plant will climb but even then remains denser and more shrub-like than the more vining selections of Hardenbergia. Plant in sun or light shade in hot inland areas and is tolerant of sandy to heavy soils. Requires little water once established. Hardy to around 23° F. Prune lightly after flower to maintain dense habit. The species Hardenberia violacea is widespread through much of Australia and can be found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Tasmania where it grows from along the coast to up in the mountains, often as an understory in forests and amongst shrubs where it can sprawl up on and around other plants. It was first described (as Glycine violacea) by the Dutch botanist George Voorhelm Schneevoogt in Icones Plantarum Rariorum in 1793 from cultivated plants that were thought to be from seeds collected in the Sydney area in the first few years of that settlement. Glycine is the genus of the related soy bean (Glycine max) and this plant was later combined with Hardenbergia, a name Bentham used in 1837 when describing Hardenbergia ovata. The name for the genus honors Franziska Countess von Hardenberg, sister of the Baron Karl von Hugel, a 19th century Austrian patron of botany who collected plants while on an expedition to Australia in 1833. The specific epithet is in reference to the typical color of the flower. Other common names include Purple Coral Pea, Happy Wanderer, Native Lilac. Because the long, carrot-like root was reportedly used as a substitute for sarsparilla by Australian aboriginal bushmen, it also has the common names Australian Sarsparilla and False Sarsaparilla. The Australian aboriginal name for it is Waraburra. The cultivar 'Mini Haha' is a UC Santa Cruz Koala Blooms 2015 plant Australian plant introduction. The plant was a selected Hardenbergia violacea seedling discovered by Alexander Wilkie of Treeplanters Nursery in Springvale South, Victoria, Australia. It had protection through Plant Breeders Rights that was first applied for in 1990, but this has since expired. We also grow the two vining varieties 'Happy Wanderer' and 3208" target="_blank">'Canoelands'.
The information about Hardenbergia violacea 'Mini Haha' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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