Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Wahlenbergia littoralis (Labill.) Sweet |
Bibliography | Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 593 (1830) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-800m |
Description | leaves green, linear, 2-3cm long, floral stem sometimes ramose, flowers 2-3cm across, erect, flat, with very short tube |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | rich purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Campanula gracilis var. littoralis (Labill.) R.Br. Campanula littoralis Labill. Wahlenbergia billardieri Lothian Wahlenbergia gracilis var. alba Guilf. Wahlenbergia gracilis var. littoralis (Labill.) A.DC. Wahlenbergia gracilis f. littoralis (Labill.) Wawra Wahlenbergia gracilis var. minutiflora F.M.Bailey Wahlenbergia gracilis var. pygmaea Lothian Wahlenbergia gymnoclada Lothian Wahlenbergia marginata var. littoralis (Labill.) Hochr. Wahlenbergia vinciflora var. littoralis (Labill.) N.E.Br. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |