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Schenkia australis
Spike centaury is a small annual wildflower from Australia that grows 2 to 30 cm tall with pink, red or yellow flowers. It thrives in damp, sandy ground and is best grown from seed in moist, open soil.
Schenkia australis is a species of annual herb in the Gentianaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Endemic to Australia, it is widespread on the mainland, occurring in all mainland states. It prefers damp sandy soils.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schenkia australis 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.
