Botanical Name
Stylidium graminifolium
Common Name
Trigger Plant
Description
Trigger Plant is a fascinating native perennial renowned for its unique trigger mechanism and delicate pink flowers that creates intriguing displays in Australian gardens. This remarkable species produces small pink flowers on slender stems with a distinctive trigger mechanism that rapidly fires pollen onto visiting insects, making it one of nature’s most ingenious pollination strategies. The narrow, grass-like leaves form attractive basal rosettes that provide neat evergreen groundcover. Hardy and adaptable once established, it thrives in well-drained sandy soils and full sun to partial shade positions with good drainage essential. Perfect for rockeries, native gardens, and areas where unique native perennials with fascinating pollination mechanisms create educational and ornamental displays.
Plant Category
Ground Covers
Size (H x W)
Height: 30-60cm, Spread: 20-40cm
Stylidium graminifolium naturally occurs across southern Australia, thriving in well-drained sandy or gravelly soils with excellent drainage and full sun to partial shade exposure in temperate to Mediterranean climates.
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