Stylidium armeria ssp. armeria
Common Trigger-plant
Tufted perennial herb, often spreading from underground roots.
Additional information
- SynonymStylidium graminifolium var. graminifolium; Stylidium sp. 2
- FamilyStylidiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.2-1.1 m x 20-30 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesErect to spreading, hairless, pale to dark green narrow lance-shaped leaves 13-40 cm x 3-14 mm, margins rarely serrated.
- Flower colourDeep pink to magenta, rarely pale pink
- Flowering timeAugust to February
- FlowersStrong flowering stem to 110 cm high, scarcely glandular hairy. Terminal spike of 10-100 flowers. 8 prominent white throat appendages with purple or yellow tips.
- Bird attractingInsects
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to well drained soils, widespread in many communities. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useBeautiful tufting plant for small gardens, rockeries, cottage gardens and containers. Plant in drifts in the garden or a bush area. S. montanum from subalpine areas outside the Shire have the broadest leaves and deep magenta flowers.
- Commercially availableGenerally
- Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
- Related speciesSimilar to Stylidium graminifolium which has narrow greyish serrrated leaves. Scape has glandular hairs increasing up the stem, only 6 of the 8 appendages in throat area prominent. Fewer flowers.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Healesville Sanctuary ©
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