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Dianella congesta
Beach flax lily is a low, mat-forming shrub native to coastal sand dunes of south-east Queensland and eastern New South Wales, with blue flowers in spring and summer. It is valued for binding sand and is grown in landscaping in similar sandy, sunny spots.
Dianella congesta, commonly known as beach flax lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is a shrub up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) high, with blue flowers.
The species is native to Australia, and was described in 1810.
Dianella congesta is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of south-east Queensland and eastern New South Wales, Australia. It grows mainly on coastal sand dunes, and is an effective sand-binder.
Dianella congesta has sometimes been used in horticulture and landscaping.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianella congesta 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.
