Detail
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Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
Common Bluebell
Notes

Uses: Ideal for massed displays, in median strips, streetscapes or grouped in native landscapes, borders and mixed beds. Butterfly attracting.
Cultural use: Flowers eaten by indigenous peoples.

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

  
: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
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.4-0.9m
  • Spread 0.3-0.4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Campanulaceae
  • Botanical Name Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
  • Common Name Common Bluebell
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, Tas
  • Habit Clumping, Erect
  • Landscape Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour Blue
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Bell
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Form Groundcover
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region