Stylidium graminifolium
Grass Trigger-plant
Tufted perennial herb.
Additional information
- SynonymStylidium graminifolium var. angustifolium
- FamilyStylidiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size20-75 cm x 20-30 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesErect bluish, grass-like leaves 14-20 cm x 1-3 mm, margins minutely serrated.
- Flower colourPale pink to deep lilac
- Flowering timeAugust to November
- FlowersFlowering stem to 75 cm high, becoming more glandular hairy from base to tip. Terminal spike of 10-25 flowers. 8 throat appendages, 2 less prominent.
- Bird attractingInsects
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsGravelly, well drained soils in woodlands, heaths and open forests of the foothills. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useBeautiful tufting plant for small gardens, rockeries, cottage gardens and containers. Looks good planted in drifts in the garden or a bush area.
- Commercially availableGenerally
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesSimilar to Stylidium armeria which has wider dark green leaves that are rarely serrated. Scape (flowering stem) has few if any glandular hairs, 8 white appendages in throat all prominent. More floriferous. The deep pink alpine form (Stylidium montanum) does not occur within the Shire.
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Photographer/s: 1 Russell Best, NatureShare ©; 2-4 Peter Kinchington ©
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