Additional information

• FamilyCampanulaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size10-40 cm high
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesSpoon-shaped to oblong lobed or coarsely toothed leaves 8-25 mm x 2-12 mm, becoming smaller and entire up the stem.
• Flower colourDark blue with white and yellow throat
• Flowering timeOctober to February
• FlowersTerminal 1-4 flowered branched spikes of flowers, stalks lengthening after flowering to 12 cm. Flowers 2-lipped, upper lip shortly 2-lobed, lower 3-lobed, tube split to base.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsWell drained rocky soils in open forests. Dappled shade. An ephemeral following fires and disturbance.
• Garden useInteresting container plant if grown from seed and planted in a group.
• Commercially availableNever
• Conservation statusScattered in a few sites within the Shire. Often not present in known locations until after a disturbance event.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 2 Richard Hartland ©; 3 Geoff Lay, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©

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