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Image Credit: Gill Basnett – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Chamaescilla corymbosa var. corymbosa
Common Name: blue stars
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Laxmanniaceae
Form Description: Perennial herbaceous plant with linear leaves and tuberous roots.
Flowers: 1-6 blue star shaped flowers. Anthers coil after flowering.
Fruit: Capsule – 3 lobes, up to 8mm long and 8mm wide. Seeds are black and smooth, about 2mm long.
Municipality
Plant 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.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Easily grown from seed. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. 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.
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke Smoke treatment improves germination in some species. Smokey products, e.g. smokey vermiculite, can be purchased and applied to the sown seed, or sown seeds can be treated directly with smoke from a source such as a drum with a fire and hose.
Seed Treatment Notes
Scarification followed by smoke treatment greatly improves results.
Germination Time
4-6 weeks