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Stemodia florulenta
Blue-Rod
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Uses: Small native shrub with rich blue flowers in spring. Faintly scented and butterfly attracting.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.4-0.5m
  • Spread 0.4-0.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Scrophulariaceae
  • Botanical Name Stemodia florulenta
  • Common Name Blue-Rod
  • Origin SA, NSW, WA, Qld, NT
  • Habit Dense, Rounded
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Blue
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Flower Type Raceme
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region