Stylidium graminifolium
“Grass-leaved Trigger Plant”
HERB 5CM TO 30CM TALLTufted herb with varying leaf sizes and small pale pink to magenta flowers, on stems 20 to 40cm tall, in Spring. Unique pollination happens when an insect alights inside the flower & a tiny ‘trigger’ transfers pollen to its back. Rockery or pot species.
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Category | Herbs/Lilies |
Family | Stylidiaceae |
Aspect | Full Sun |
Soil | Well-drained |
Habitat | Wallum |
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Localities | |
Acacia Ridge, Algester, Annerley, Archerfield, Balmoral, Belmont, Buranda, Burbank, Carindale, Chandler, Coopers Plains, Coorparoo, East Brisbane, Ekibin, Greenslopes, Gumdale, Hemmant, Holland Park, MacKenzie, Mansfield, Moorooka, Morningside, Mt Gravatt East, Murarrie, Norman Park, Priestdale, Queensport, Ransome, Rocklea, Salisbury, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Stones Corner, Sumner, Sunshine Coast district, Tarragindi, Tingalpa, Trinder Park, Upper Mt Gravatt, Wakerley, Wellers Hill, Whites Hill, Wishart, Wynnum West, Yeerongpilly, Yeronga |