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Wahlenbergia ceracea
Wahlenbergia ceracea (from the Latin cerae = waxy), commonly known as the waxy bluebell, is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to eastern Australia.
The perennial herb typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1.1 metres (0 to 4 ft). It blooms in the summer between October and February producing blue-pink-white flowers. It is leafless in its upper parts, and mostly hairless with occasional sparse hairs near the base.
New Zealand Harebell · Small bellflower · Wahlenbergia aridicola · Cape Bluebell · Wahlenbergia capillaris · Wahlenbergia caryophylloides · Wahlenbergia densifolia · Wahlenbergia fluminalis · Wahlenbergia glabra · Royal Bluebell · Annual Bluebell · Australian Bluebell
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Wahlenbergia ceracea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
