Scientific Name: Gratiola peruviana

Common Name: southern brooklime

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Plantaginaceae

Form Description: Creeping perennial herb; stems somewhat fleshy, rooting at lower nodes, then erect or ascending.

Flowers: Solitary tubular flowers, pale pink, 1 cm long.

Fruit: Capsule – seeds are numerous, small, reticulate.

Municipality
BrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Tamar
Plant Communities
RiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Local on river flats, in marshes and wet ditches.

Site Tolerance

Shady, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained

General Notes

A hardy plant for wet places or shallow water. Prefers some shade. Also grows well in indoor terrarium.

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
Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings or by division.