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Spreading Flax Lily

Dianella admixta

Spreading Flax Lily
Photo: DavidFrancis34 from Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Perennial
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Dianella admixta, also known as the Black-anther lily or Spreading flax-lily or Black-anther flax lily, is a species of Dianella native to South-eastern Australia. It was once considered to be a subspecies or variety of Dianella revoluta.

D. admixta is a dense tufted perennial that typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.8 m (1 ft 0 in to 2 ft 7 in) and a width of 0.5 to 1.5 m (1 ft 8 in to 4 ft 11 in) and spreads by underground stems. It produces small blue flowers that bloom from August to May. It's berries and seeds are considered edible.

Other Dianella plants

Dianella acutifolia · Dianella adenanthera · Matted Flax Lily · Dianella atraxis · Flax Lily · Coast Flax Lily · Short Flowered Flax Lily · Cerulean flaxlily · Dianella callicarpa · Dianella carolinensis · Beach Flax Lily · Dianella daenikeri

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianella admixta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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