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Gardening with
Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds

Botanical Name:Dianella longifolia var. longifolia 
Synonym(s):   Dianella laevis 
Common Name:Pale Flax-lily  , blue flax-lily  , blueberry lily  , smooth flax lily 
Status:Not currently available for sale
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use
Indigenous Plant Use:Dark blue or purple berries edibleCAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
30-80 cm x 50 cm
Foliage:Spreading bright green strap leaves 20-80 cm x 4-12 mm, V-shaped or Y-shaped in cross section, usually smooth on edges and midrib, not sheathed at base. Bases often purplish.
Flowers:Pale blue. Pale yellow anthers, orange swelling on stalk, August-January. Open flowerheads, petals spreading to slightly turned back, flower stem higher than leaves. Berries shiny pale to mid blue. Flowers open in afternoon.
General
Comments:
Upright, narrowly tufted perennial, usually single clumps or with short underground stems. Clumps sometimes fan-shaped at base.  Attractive clumping plant for rockeries, cottage gardens and underplanting of established trees.  Birds like the berries.
Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council 
  2. Yarra Ranges Council 
  3. iNaturalist 
  4. NatureMapr, Canberra 
  5. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) 
  6. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 


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