Scientific Name: Dampiera sylvestris

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  • Pronunciation:
    dam-pee-AIR-ah sil-VES-tris
  • Common Name:
    Wallum Dampiera
  • Type:
  • Family:
    GOODENIACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Blue spring summer
  • Fruit:
    Capsule
  • Flowers Color:
    Blue
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Coastal Heath, Eucalypt Forest, seasonally flooded or swampy areas
  • Species List:
    Emu Mt., Girraween
Identification Notes

Leaves to 8cm x 30 mm, occasionally toothed.||LOOK FOR: grey hairs on corolla and narrower leaves than Dampiera stricta.||

Landscaping Notes

Attractive groundcover, pot or hanging basket specimen. Light shade, adequate moisture.