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Australian paroo lily A clumping perennial plant, growing up to a metre high and wide. It has sprays of tiny blue/purple flowers in spring and summer, followed by edible bright indigo berries. <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72502/australian_paroo_lily_fruit.html" title="Australian paroo lily fruit"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/72502_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=aauXxLcrieZJyQZa%2Fv2DXx7c4aY%3D" width="150" height="152" alt="Australian paroo lily fruit Dianella caerulea is a native species here in Australia. <br /> It forms mats 1.5 m high and spreading to 1.5 m across. The stems are erect with leaves long and strap like, growing to 75 cm long with rough edges. <br /> The flowers are star shaped, blue and in loose clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are shiny blue/purple berries as seen here and 7-12 mm in diameter and edible. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102333/australian_paroo_lily.html Asparagales,Asphodelaceae,Australia,Blue Flax Lily,Blue flax-lily,Blueberry Lily,Daniella caerulea,Dianella caerulea,Geotagged,Macro,Paroo Lily,Paroo lily,Perennial,Spring,berries,botany,plant" /></a></figure> Asparagales,Asphodelaceae,Australia,Blue flax-lily,Blueberry Lily,Dianella caerulea,Geotagged,Macro,New south wales,Paroo Lily,Purple Flowers,Spring,botany,plant Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Australian paroo lily

A clumping perennial plant, growing up to a metre high and wide. It has sprays of tiny blue/purple flowers in spring and summer, followed by edible bright indigo berries.

Australian paroo lily fruit Dianella caerulea is a native species here in Australia. <br /> It forms mats 1.5 m high and spreading to 1.5 m across. The stems are erect with leaves long and strap like, growing to 75 cm long with rough edges. <br /> The flowers are star shaped, blue and in loose clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are shiny blue/purple berries as seen here and 7-12 mm in diameter and edible. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102333/australian_paroo_lily.html Asparagales,Asphodelaceae,Australia,Blue Flax Lily,Blue flax-lily,Blueberry Lily,Daniella caerulea,Dianella caerulea,Geotagged,Macro,Paroo Lily,Paroo lily,Perennial,Spring,berries,botany,plant

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Posted on the day Ernst posts a Blue Grass Lily:

    Blue Grass Lily - caesia calliantha Australia,Blue Grass Lily,Caesia calliantha,Eamw flora,Geotagged,Spring

    Feels like a conspiracy. Of beauty.     Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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      How about that! Posted 4 years ago

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The Blue flax-lily

''Dianella caerulea'', commonly known as the blue flax-lily is a perennial herb of the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, found across the eastern states of Australia and Tasmania. It is a herbaceous strappy perennial plant to a metre high, with dark green blade-like leaves to 70 cm long. Blue flowers in spring and summer are followed by indigo-coloured berries.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
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Uploaded Oct 1, 2020. Captured Sep 30, 2020 11:53 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm