| FAMILY : Iridacae |
GENUS: Patersonia |
SPECIES: Occidentalis |
| HEIGHT: 40CM |
WIDTH:30CM |
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DESCRIPTION: Tall free flowering species, short rhizomes, linear leaves and three petals |
| PROPAGATION: By seed (smoke treatment) or by division |
| CULTIVATION: Adapts to most soils but is phosphorus intolerant |
| FROST HARDY: Yes |
| SUITABLE FOR (e.g. rockeries, tubs etc.): Rockeries and borders, mass plantings |
| NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: Coastal heath vegetation throughout Tasmania and Eastern Australia |
| FLOWERING PERIOD: Spring and summer |
| PHOTO SUPPLIED BY: Trevor Yaxley |
