Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Brunonia australis |
| Common Name: | blue pincushion , native cornflower |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 10-40 cm x 10-15 cm |
| Foliage: | Rosette of hairy pale green spoon-shaped leaves 3-16 cm x 3-15 mm |
| Flowers: | Dense bright blue pincushion-like flowers, October-January. Many erect unbranched flowering stems with a single pincushion-like flowerhead on each. |
| General Comments: | Perennial herb. Good container plant. Butterflies like the nectar. Likes dry to moist well drained soils in woodlands. Light frosts. |
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