Grass-leaved Trigger Plant
(Stylidium graminifolium)

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Stylidium graminifolium

This plant has a short tuft and narrow foliage. The tuft is green, blue-green or grey-green in colour and is grassy. Flowers are produced as spikes and are white to pink in colour. These are borne in spring and summer. Each flower has a trigger which is used to place pollen on insects backs. Stylidium graminifolium grows to about 0.3m wide and 0.3m tall. This plant is drought tolerant.

Type
Native
Maintenance
Medium
Water use
Moderate
Container
One
Size
Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
Zones
Moist temperate with hot summers, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
Soils
Loam
Tolerances
Salt, Drought
Regions
Central Highlands Garden, Habitat plants
Shade levels
Sun/shade
Flowering seasons
Spring, Summer
Colours
Green, White
Gardens
Mediterranean Garden, Central Highlands Garden