Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Wahlenbergia stricta (R.Br.) Sweet |
Bibliography | Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 593 (1830) |
Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | taproot, lower leaves crowded, ovate or spathulate, upper leaves lanceolate, stems sometimes ramose, flowers solitary, flat, 25-35mm across |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | bright blue, lilac blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Campanula gracilis var. stricta R.Br. Wahlenbergia bicolor Lothian Wahlenbergia consimilis Lothian Wahlenbergia gracilis var. stricta (R.Br.) A.DC. Wahlenbergia gracilis f. stricta (R.Br.) Voss Wahlenbergia gracilis var. vinciflora A.DC. Wahlenbergia marginata var. grandiflora Tuyn Wahlenbergia marginata subvar. trichogyna (Stearn) Tuyn Wahlenbergia trichogyna Stearn Wahlenbergia vinciflora f. eriocalyx Domin Wahlenbergia vinciflora var. eurycarpa Domin Wahlenbergia vinciflora var. rosulata J.M.Black |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |