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Goodenia lancifolia

Goodenia lancifolia, known as scruffy goodenia, is a hairy perennial herb from the far south-west of Western Australia, growing 20 to 40 cm tall with blue flowers that have white centres. It naturally grows in winter-wet swamps and lake margins, so it suits moist soil.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil moist, especially in the cooler, wetter months, and avoid letting it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or sandy soil with organic matter.
Temperature
Mild conditions suited to a seasonally dry, temperate to subtropical climate; protect from hard frost.
Native range
Western Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Goodenia lancifolia, commonly known as scruffy goodenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to the far south-west corner of Western Australia. It is a perennial herb with linear to narrow egg-shaped at the base and stem-clasping, lance-shaped to egg-shaped stem-leaves and blue flowers with a white centre.

Where it grows

This goodenia grows in winter-wet swamps and on the edge of lakes in the far south-west of south-western Western Australia.

Other Goodenia plants

Coopernookia scabridiuscula · Coopernookia strophiolata · Goodenia affinis · White Goodenia · Clasping Goodenia · Goodenia anfracta · Goodenia angustifolia · Goodenia arachnoidea · Goodenia arenicola · Goodenia argillacea · Toothed Velleia · Goodenia armitiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goodenia lancifolia 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.

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