Family | STYLIDIACEAE |
Genus species | Stylidium bulbiferum Benth. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Hügel [S.L.Endlicher & al.]: 73 (1837) |
Native Range | sw. Western Australia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | subterranean shoots producing rosettes, leaves evergreen, linear, short, flowers 5-15mm long in short spike |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, red, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Candollea bulbifera F.Muell. Stylidium proliferum DC. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (WAU Western Australia) |