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Stirlingia latifolia
Blue Boy (Stirlingia latifolia) is a shrub native to southwest Western Australia, forming a clump of stems from a lignotuber, often grown for its blue-purple flower panicles. It suits sandy, free-draining soil and needs excellent drainage and minimal fertilizer.
Stirlingia latifolia, commonly known as blueboy, is a species of flowering plant endemic to Western Australia.
It occurs throughout western parts of Western Australia's Southwest Botanical Province, ranging from Kalbarri in the north, south to Albany. In many areas it is very common. It grows in deep sand, amongst heath, shrubland and woodland.
Stirlingia abrotanoides · Stirlingia anethifolia · Stirlingia divaricatissima · Stirlingia seselifolia · Stirlingia simplex · Stirlingia tenuifolia · Blue Boys
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stirlingia latifolia 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.
