Lagenophora gracilis
Slender Lagenifera or Slender Bottle-daisy
Perennial herb with tuft of thick tuberous roots.
Additional information
- SynonymLagenifera gracilis
- FamilyAsteraceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 25 cm x 8 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesBasal rosette of dark green hairy spoon-shaped leaves 15-80 mm x 10-15 mm, sometimes tinged purple, margins wavy with 3-5 pairs of rounded teeth.
- Flower colourWhite or mauve to purplish
- Flowering timeOctober to February
- FlowersSlender erect blackish flower stalk with single small daisy flowerhead per stalk. Flower stalk hairless except for small hairs pressed against stalk below the flowerhead.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained soils in grassy foothill forests. Full sun or semi shade.
- Garden useDelicate little daisy for containers or planted in drifts under trees.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
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