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Scientific Name

Herpolirion novae-zelandiae

Family Name

LILIACEAE

Common Name

Sky Lily

Status

Height

0.06m (6cm)

Flowers

Attractive lily flowers, about 2 cm across, white to lilac or blue, always at ground level.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Rhizomatous creeping herb , forming spreading clumps.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Alpine and sub-alpine areas in moist to wet grass and heath.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

Winter chilling apparently is necessary for successful flowering. Best success in cultivation is with container-grown plants in cooler temperatures, with the base of the container submerged in water. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds; black, shining, usually 1 or 2 per loculus

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Sow seed on moist to wet peat.

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

Propagate from division of clumps.