Browse plants / Asphodelaceae
Black-anther flax-lily Dianella revoluta
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
Tough strappy plant with small blue flowers and glossy purple berries.
Very hardy in dry, open spots. The flowers are followed by purple-blue berries. Many compact cultivars are sold for landscaping.
In the garden
- Leaves
- Stiff, strappy, blue-green leaves.
- Attracts
- Birds
- Flowers
- Small blue-purple flowers with dark anthers.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Hard frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Climate
- Arid and semi-arid, dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed and division
Where it comes from
- Native to
- ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
Where to buy
Widely available.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Dianella revoluta on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)