Scientific Name: Dianella brevicaulis

Common Name: shortstem flaxlily

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Hemerocallidaceae

Form Description: Tufted plant with long narrow leaves, with the edges often rolled back.

Flowers: Flowers bright blue, stamens with black or dark brown anthers and swollen yellow filaments. Flower spikes are buried with stems shorter than the leaves.

Fruit: Berry – pale blue containing shiny, black seeds.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonClarenceDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartKingboroughSorell
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Rocky shorelines and open woodland on the north-east and east coasts.

General Notes

Bird attracting

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Propagated from seed.

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 Storage Life

6-12 months

Seed Treatment Notes

Results from seed can be erratic, and smoke treatment improves results. Fresh seed is best. Remove seed from fleshy fruit before sowing.

Germination Time

4-5 months

Cutting & Division Information

Propagated by division. Divide in autumn and early winter.