Family Index

Scientific Name

Chamaescilla corymbosa

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Blue Stars

Status

Height

25cm

Flowers

1-6 blue star shaped flowers. Anthers coil after flowering.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial lily with linear leaves and tuberous roots.

Municipalities

Burnie; Clarence; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Damp areas, on sandy or peaty soils in heath or under light forest cover, from sea level to 200m altitude. North West, North East, Midlands and South East.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Easily grown from seed. Fresh seed may produce best results. Seed has high viability, but it may be difficult to collect enough, as plants tend to grow in low densities. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Cutting Months

Jan

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsule has 3 lobes and is up to 8mm long and 8mm wide. Seeds are black and smooth, and about 2mm long. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Scarification followed by smoke treatment greatly improves results.

Germination Time

4-6 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.

Cutting Notes