Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lithotoma axillaris (Lindl.) E.B.Knox |
Bibliography | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 111: 11101 (2014) |
Native Range | e. Australia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves in outline ovate, dentate to deeply and narrowly lobate, 3-12cm long, flowers to 4cm across and 2-3cm long, subrotate |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Isotoma axillaris Lindl. Isotoma senecioides (A.Cunn. ex Sims) A.DC. Isotoma senecioides var. subpinnatifida Hook. Laurentia axillaris (Lindl.) E.Wimm. Lobelia fleuryana Gaudich Lobelia senecioides A.Cunn. ex Sims Lobelia senecionis Spreng. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, VIC Victoria) |