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

Botanical Name:Wahlenbergia stricta 
Common Name:Tall Bluebell  , Australian bluebell  , austral bluebell 
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
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:Flowers can be used in salads.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
90 cm x 40 cm
Foliage:Pairs of hairy, oblong leaves 5-70 mm x 1-13 mm, margins wavy with small teeth. Leaves becoming narrow near flowers or stalk leafless in upper half.
Flowers:Large bell-shaped flowers on long stems. Calyx hairy. Light to deep blue, sometimes white, with a white throat. August-January,
General
Comments:

Erect to clumping hairy perennial herb dying back to thick taproot in autumn. Few to many stems usually few branched.  Nectar for butterflies.

A beautiful bluebell with well displayed flowers, excellent planted en masse or as drifts through small gardens, cottage gardens or under trees.

Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council 
  2. Yarra Ranges Council 
  3. Australian Native Plants Society 
  4. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) 
  5. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 


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