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Lechenaultia biloba

Description

A most ornamental dwarf shrub with green to grey-green fleshy leaves and brilliant blue flowers. Needs really well drained soils with plenty of sun although will grow in light shade and still flower. Prune to keep compact habit. Useful as a container plant or alongside a path where it sometimes suckers. Grows quite easily from cuttings.

Details

Biological Name: Lechenaultia biloba
Common Name: Blue Lechenaultia
Family: Goodeniaceae
Origin: Western Australia
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Irrigation: Drought tolerant once established
Frost: Light Frost Tolerant 28F (-2C)
Soil: Well-drained, sandy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Winter-spring
Height: 1-2'
Width: 1-3'
See also...
Ground Cover
Shrub
Availability ...
1 Gallon: backordered
2 Gallon: not available
5 Gallon: not available
15 Gallon: not available
Mail Order Plant (online only): backordered
Seeds (online only): not available
Propagation Information: I have found them difficult to germinate from seed. Grown by cuttings.

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Hardenbergia, Acacia, Senna and Casuarinas have nitrogen-fixing nodules on their root systems to help provide nitrogen for other plants close to them?

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