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Indigenous Plants Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds
Botanical Name: | Wahlenbergia gracilis |
Common Name: | Australian Bluebell , Sprawling Bluebell |
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
Moist, Wet, Well Drained |
Size (HxW): | 10-60 cm x 0.3-1 m |
Foliage: | Scattered narrow leaves 3-70 mm x 1-10 mm, leaves at base often paired, broader and toothed. |
Flowers: | Tiny soft bell-shaped Blue with white style flowers to the end of stems. Petals are edible, September-February |
General Comments: | Erect to sprawling tufted perennial herb, many-branched from a few basal stems. Plants often die back in summer to a thick taproot. Dainty little herb which will seed freely in some gardens. Spreads readily. Nectar for butterflies. |
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