Blandfordia grandiflora R.Br.

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves to c. 70 cm long; lamina folded or flat, channelled, keeled, 2-5 mm wide; margins somewhat thickened but flat or ±inrolled, crenulate-scabrid. Inflorescence loosely racemose, to c. 1.75 m long, usually 3-9-flowered; peduncle to c. 7 mm diam.; pedicels to 4.5 cm long, as long as to much longer than subtending bract. Perianth usually 3.5-6 cm long, red with yellow lobes or wholly yellow, with a slight bloom; tube turbinate, gradually expanded upwards with slight shoulder in lower third, 1.8-3 cm wide at throat; lobes ±semicircular but tips ultimately acute, to c. 12 mm long. Filaments to c. 3 cm long, attached from slightly below middle to towards base of tube; anthers oblong, 3-4.5 mm long. Capsule to c. 6 cm long including style; stipe to c. 6 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.6
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Occurs in damp sandy and/or peaty soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Images

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Distribution

Blandfordia grandiflora world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531912-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761594
COL ID LZWM
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Blandfordia intermedia Blandfordia aurea Blandfordia flammea Blandfordia grandiflora Blandfordia princeps Blandfordia speciosa Blandfordia flammea var. aurea Blandfordia flammea var. princeps Blandfordia grandiflora var. intermedia