Family Index

Scientific Name

Libertia pulchella

Family Name

IRIDACEAE

Common Name

Pretty Grass-flag

Status

Height

Flowers

Pair or cluster of white flowers at end of flowering stem.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Perennial with prominently ribbed leaves forming flattened fans

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

3-winged brown capsule, 3-4.5 mm diameter, contain several dark brown seeds

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed.

Germination Time

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