Dillwynia sericea, commonly known as showy parrot-pea,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia.

It is an erect to low-lying shrub with hairy stems, linear leaves and apricot-coloured flowers, usually with a red centre.

Leathery brown bracts 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long are present at first but fall as the flower develops.

Flowering occurs from September to December and the fruit is an oval pod about 5 mm (0.20 in) long, usually containing two seeds.

[2][3][4] Dillwynia sericea was first formally described in 1825 by Allan Cunningham in Barron Field's book, Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales.