About
Introduced to Tasmania from WA as a garden plant this species is now considered a significant weed In Tasmania and many other states.It is a long-lived climbing plant which is rarely bushy in habit. New stems are greenish in colour and densely hairy, while older stems are reddish brown. The long leaves are almost stalkless, have entire margins and are softly hairy. The nodding blue flowers occur in small clusters at the branch tips. These flowers have five petals and five yellowish stamens which are pressed to each other
This plant is listed as "Native" as it is an Australian native plant however it is not native to Tasmania and whilst can be considered a native it can be harmful to Tasmanian native environments.