Kingdom Plantae Family Campanulaceae Scientific name Wahlenbergia gloriosa Rank Species | Order Asterales Genus Wahlenbergia Higher classification Wahlenbergia | |
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Did you know The Royal Bluebell is legally protected its occurrence in the wild and can be found in the sub-alpine woodland in the Australian Capital Territory, south-eastern New South Wales and Victoria. Similar Gossypium sturtianum, Wahlenbergia, Epacris impressa, Anigozanthos manglesii, Swainsona formosa | ||
Wahlenbergia gloriosa, commonly known as Royal Bluebell or Royal Bluebird, is an Australian wildflower from the Campanulaceae family. It grows in high rainfall areas in the Australian Alps, in environs ranging from shady roadside cuttings on Mount Hotham to full sun herbfields on the main range.
W. gloriosa has small dark green leaves in rosettes, to 2 cm. The flowers are a deep blue/purple colour, and are very eyecatching. The colour is not reproducible on a computer screen or normal film (being a shade of violet, rather than purple). It grows as a suckering herb. The flower is the floral emblem of the Australian Capital Territory.
Wahlenbergias are generally easily propagated by division or root cutting.
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