Australian Iris and Lily members

Agrostocrinum scabrum (Blue Grass Lily)

30 (60)cm, Blue Grass Lily makes showy lilac blue flowers on elegant stems and long, upright hold grass like foliage. Native of granite grounds in open spots in forests in Western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C.

Agrostocrinum stypandroides (Blue Grass Lily)

30 (60)cm, Blue Grass Lily makes showy lilac blue flowers on elegant stems and long, upright hold grass like foliage. Native of open spots in woods in Western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C.

Chamaescilla corymbosa (Australian Blue Stars)

Dichopogon strictus (Chocolate Lily)

30 (100)cm, Chocolate Lily makes showy lilac blue orchid like, chocolate scented flowers on elegant stems and long, recurving grass like foliage. Native of open spots in grasslands, shrub lands and Eucalyptus forests in Western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C.

Diplarrena latifolia (Western Flag Iris)

40 (100)cm,Western Flag Iris has showy snow white to cream flowers with two basal blotches and long and narrow grass like leaves. From montane to subalpine grasslands in Tasmania. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 5°C.

Johnsonia lupulina (Hooded Lily)

30 (80)cm,Hooded Lily has unusual nodding inflorescences with large pale rose to white bracts enclosing the flowers. Grass like, narrow leaves in dense clumps. From grasslands in south western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C.

Laxmannia gracilis (Slender Wire Lily)

20 (40)cm, Slender Wire Lily makes small white to pale rose flowers on long stalks above grass like linear leaves. Native of open spots in woodlands or open stony areas, on sandstone in New South Wales (Australia). For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

Orthrosanthus polystachyus (Morning Flag)

90 (120)cm, Morning Flag is a showy perennial with iris like leaves and rich blue flowers on tall stalks. Native of open spots in woods in south western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

Patersonia glabrata (Leafy Purple Flag)

30 (80)cm, Leafy Purple Flag is a showy perennial with narrow grass like leaves in dense tufts and rich violet blue flowers on tall stalks. Native of open spots in woods from New South Wales to Victoria and Queensland (Australia). For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VII-VIII.

Patersonia lanata (Woolly Leafy Flag)

30 (50)cm, Woolly Leafy Flag is a showy perennial with narrow grass like leaves in dense tufts and rich violet blue flowers on upright stalks. Native of sandy soils in open spots in shrub lands in southern Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VII-VIII.

Patersonia occidentalis (Purple Flag)

100 (150)cm, Purple Flag is a showy perennial with narrow grass like leaves in dense tufts and rich violet blue flowers on upright stalks. Native of sandy soils in open spots in shrub lands in south western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VII-VIII.

Patersonia umbrosa var. umbrosa (Blue Leafy Flag)

30 (90)cm, Blue Leafy Flag is a showy perennial with narrow grass like leaves in dense tufts and rich violet blue flowers on upright stalks. Native of sandy soils in open spots in shrub lands in south western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VII-VIII.

Sowerbaea juncea (Vanilla Lily)

20 (35)cm, Vanilla Lily is a showy perennial with narrow grass like leaves and dense clusters of vanilla scented rich pink to lilac flowers on upright stalks. A rather rare species native of sandy soils in open spots in shrub lands in south western Australia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep drier in winter at a minimum of some 10°C. VII-VIII.

Stypandra glauca (Graceful Blue Lily)

Thysanotus manglesianus