Dianella caerulea

Family: Hemerocallidaceae

Common name(s)

  • Blue flax lily

Distribution

Native to eastern Australia (1).

Description

Tufting habit to 1 metre with beautiful blue & yellow flowers September to November, followed by blue berries.

Bird and butterfly attracting and host for the Green Grass-dart butterfly (1).

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Attributions

  1. Lisa Churchward, Patricia Gardner, Steve Plant, & Greg Spearritt, 2024. Plants of Toowoomba’s Southeast Bushland Parks. Friends of the Escarpment Parks, Toowoomba.
  2. “Dianella caerulea” flickr photo by HankyHelper https://flickr.com/photos/52489447@N05/6288504090 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND 2.0) license