Additional information

• FamilyGoodeniaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Sizeto 50 cm high
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesDowny egg-shaped leaves, broader towards the tip, 1-9 cm x 4-30 mm, margins toothed.
• Flower colourBright blue with yellow centres
• Flowering timeSeptember to April
• FlowersTerminal leafy spikes to 24 cm long of stalkless fan-shaped flowers, downy outside, bearded inside.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist loamy soils in open forest. Tolerates moderate frosts. Full sun, semi shade. Few scattered occurrences within the Shire.
• Garden useAttractive scrambler or groundcover for small gardens, rockeries, containers and hanging baskets.
• Commercially availableGenerally, however unlikely to be the local provenance.
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 4 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 2, 3 Marilyn Bull ©

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