WorldFloraDB - Dianella caerulea

Characteristics

A plant which keeps growing from year to year. It forms mats. It grows to 0.5 m high and spreads to 0.3 m across. The stem is erect. The leaves are long and strap like. The clasp the stem at the base. They can be 75 cm long with rough edges. The flowers are blue in loose clusters at the ends of branches. The flowers are star shaped. The fruit are shiny blue berries. They are 7-12 mm long.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

0.3

Mature height (meter)

0.75

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It will grow on most soils. It can tolerate frost and drought. It suits sheltered and shady positions. It grows in coastal heaths and sand dunes and up to 1,000 m above sea level. Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Adelaide Botanical Gardens. It suits hardiness zones 9-12.

More

Sandy soils near creeks on heaths and in sparse woodlands. Found in a variety of habitats from heaths to open eucalypt forest and rainforest, often near the coast.

Sandy soils near creeks on heaths and in sparse woodlands.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The length of rhizomes are pounded and roasted. The berries are eaten raw when ripe.

Uses	environmental use fiber material medicinal
Edible	fruits rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. They can be grown by division.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 21
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	soaking
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-