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Scientific Name

Wahlenbergia gracilenta

Family Name

CAMPANULACEAE

Common Name

Annual Bluebell

Status

Height

stem 0.03m - 0.5m (3-50cm)

Flowers

Corolla usually pale blue, 2-3mm in dia. tube up to 3mm long, lobes narrow-oblong, spreading.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Slender annual or ephemeral herb with tap root bearing many slender laterals.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry places

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent especially in dry places and in sandy soil near the coasts.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsules change from green to tan brown and become brittle when seed is ripe. cut stalks of capsules, place up- side down in paper bag and dry in warm spot. beat capsules to help release fine red-brown seed. sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed matures 3-5 weeks after flowering. Seed from some areas may have 4-6 months after- ripening period. Stratification at 3-5oC for 3 months may also improve results. Cover the fine seed only lightly as darkness significantly decreases results.

Germination Time

3-4 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

May also be grown from cuttings or by division.