Dianella Revoluta "Blue Flax-lily" - BUSH TUCKA - Seeds

Family: Phormiaceae  

Sprouting: 30-90 days.

Known as blueberry lily, blue flax-lily, black anther flax-lily or spreading flax-lily is widely distributed within Australia and grows in extremely variable conditions, predominantly in sclerophyll, woodland and mallee forests.  Sometimes a dominant understorey species, it can form large spreading colonies. An erect, hairless, perennial herb with a lifespan of many years, forming clumps and growing from rhizomes underground.   Grows to about 1m in height x 1.5m diameter. 

Deep purple to blue flowers from spring to summer. The flowers stalks rise on wiry stems from the foliage, frequently exceeding it in height. Often has one flower a day opening which creates longer flowering periods.  The fruits are blue to purple and persist for many months after the flowers. Usually round in shape they measure from 4-10mm in diameter and contain 3-4 seeds. It is suitable for most soils, but prefers a well drained soil enriched with leaf mould and compost, and accepts part or full shade. It is very hardy once established, and has a wide moisture and temperature range excluding inland extremes. It is drought and frost resistant and is generally trouble-free.

B1rds including parr0ts are attracted by the fruit. 

Photo of flower: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 AU <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 21 May 2024 –10.44am AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023

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