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Botanical Name:Stylidium armeria
synonym:   Stylidium graminifolium var graminifolium
Common Name:thrift-leaved trigger-plant
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Cottage
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
20-60 cm x 20-30 cm
Foliage:Erect, narrow green to grey-green grass-like leaves 13-40cm long x3-14mm wide
Flowers:Small pale to bright pink or lilac flowers on erect stems. Flowers August to February.
General
Comments:
Variable, tufted perennial herb. Effective planted in drifts. Suited to rockeries, containers and cottage gardens. The name ‘Trigger’ comes from the plants’ method of pollination. It has a sensitive trigger that is stimulated when an insect lands on the flower causing the trigger to strike the insect with a hammer-like action to cover it with pollen. Tolerates wet and dry periods once established.


Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council
  2. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  3. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  4. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
  5. [uk.inaturalist.org] ⚠
  6. NatureMapr (Canberra)
  7. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)


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