Family | STYLIDIACEAE |
Genus species | Stylidium armeria (Labill.) Labill. |
Bibliography | Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 66 (1806) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves crowded, solid, flattened, linear, subdentate, grey-green, acute, flowers pentamerous in lax raceme, basal petal longer |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Candollea armeria Labill. Stylidium armerium St.-Lag. Stylidium dilatatum W.D.Jacks. & R.J.E.Wiltshire Stylidium melastachys R.Br. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |