Municipalities

Scientific Name

Caesia calliantha

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Blue Grass-lily

Status

Rare

Height

30cm

Flowers

1-3 flowers, with blue or purple petals with darker nerves, petals 6-9mm long.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Erect, tufted lily with thick, fibrous roots with tuberous swellings towards the tips.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Midlands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Many species are difficult to grow from seed. Sow in autumn following collection. Smoke treatment may improve results. 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

The capsule is strongly lobed and green, even when the seeds are mature. 6-8 seeds are enclosed in each capsule, these are black and firm when ripe. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Harvest stalks and place upside down in large paper bags until capsules open. Capsules may need to be broken up by hand to extract seed.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Temperature may be critical in germination - i.e. not above 18 degrees C.

Germination Time

5 months, sporadic

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