Additional information

• FamilyGoodeniaceae (syn. Brunoniaceae)
• StoreyLower storey
• Size10-40 cm x 10-15 cm
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesRosette of hairy pale green spoon-shaped leaves 3-16 cm x 3-15 mm.
• Flower colourBright blue
• Flowering timeOctober to January
• FlowersMany erect unbranched flowering stems with a single pincushion-like flowerhead on each.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNectar for butterflies
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsDry to moist well drained soils in woodlands. Light frosts. Full sun, partial shade.
• Garden useVery attractive mass planted in rockeries, in a drift or at the base of trees. Containers. Rosette similar to dandelions but hairy. Collect seed as they can be short lived.
• Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
• Conservation statusScattered in its preferred communites within the Shire.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 Swee Oon ©; 2 Cathy Powers ©; 3 James Booth, NatureShare ©; 4 Marilyn Bull ©

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Plant Communities

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25 Long-leaf Box Grassy Dry Forest - Southern Dandenongs (EVC 22)	19 Long-leaf Box Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
26 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Middle Yarra (EVC 22)	18 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 45)
27 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 22)	21 Broad-leaf Peppermint Heathy Dry Forest (EVC 20)
38 Yellow Box Valley Grassy Forest – Middle Yarra (EVC 47)	33 Mountain Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
17 Messmate Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)	36 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket – Central Highlands (EVC 59)