Libertia pulchella
Pretty Grass-flag
Open tufted to fan-shaped perennial herb spreading by few-branched underground stems.
Additional information
- FamilyIridaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size7-30 cm x 30 cm
- Plant groupingLilies & Irises
- LeavesNarrow flat, overlapping leaves 5-18 cm x 2-7 mm.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeOctober to January
- FlowersErect flowering stem to 30 cm with loose cluster of small scented flowers, petals all similar in length.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in gullies and amongst rocks of cool wet forests and rainforests. Dappled to full shade.
- Garden useDainty little iris for ferneries and cool sites. Containers.
- Commercially availableSpecialist Australian plant nursery
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
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Photographer/s: Marilyn Bull ©
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