Podalyria myrtillifolia is said to be successfully turned into a bonsai. The pretty pink flower shape indicates the family connection with beans and peas (Fabaceae).

This Western Cape and Eastern Cape coastal shrub grows in limestone, shale or sandstone, often in the fynbos. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Manning, 2007; www.redlist.sanbi.org).