Botanical Name
Dampiera purpurea
Common Name
Mountain Dampiera
Description
One of the best blue flowering native shrubs available. Also one of the larger members of this genus, it is a small shrub but has the ability to sucker freely in open soil. Deep blue flowers through spring and soft hairy foliage. Frost hardy. It is pollinated by small flying insects including native bees and butterfly’s. Conservation status in Victoria: Vulnerable. Full sun – Part shade
Plant Category
Small Shrubs
Size (H x W)
1mH X 1.5mW
Mountain Dampiera naturally occurs in alpine and subalpine regions of southeastern Australia, thriving in well-drained rocky soils at higher elevations.
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