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Dianella brevipedunculata
A clump-forming Australian flax lily with strap-like leaves and blue flowers and berries, grown as a hardy ornamental perennial. It needs well-drained soil and a sunny or lightly shaded spot.
Dianella brevipedunculata is a species of flax lily native to Eastern Australia. It is known as the blue flax lily.
The species grows up to half a meter in height, with leaves up to 1 meter in length. Roots are fibrous, and the flowers are purplish-blue. Fruit are round and blue. The species is hardy and perennial.
Dianella acutifolia · Dianella adenanthera · Spreading Flax Lily · Matted Flax Lily · Dianella atraxis · Flax Lily · Coast Flax Lily · Cerulean flaxlily · Dianella callicarpa · Dianella carolinensis · Beach Flax Lily · Dianella daenikeri
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianella brevipedunculata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
