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Australian paroo lily Native to Australia. Found across the eastern states of Australia and Tasmania. Herbaceous strappy perennial plant growing to a metre high, with dark green blade-like leaves to 70 cm long. It has sprays of small blue/purple flowers in spring and summer, followed by edible bright blue/purple 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,Blue flax-lily,Botany,Dianella caerulea,Flowers,Geotagged,Macro,New South Wales,Paroo lily,Perennial,Summer,plant,purple flowers Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Australian paroo lily

Native to Australia. Found across the eastern states of Australia and Tasmania. Herbaceous strappy perennial plant growing to a metre high, with dark green blade-like leaves to 70 cm long. It has sprays of small blue/purple flowers in spring and summer, followed by edible bright blue/purple 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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    Dreamy! Posted 6 years ago
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      Thanks Lisa - hoping there's enough detail when we go all artsy ha ha. Posted 6 years ago
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        Sometimes it is worth sacrificing those details! It really worked out great here! Posted 6 years ago
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    Lovely shot, Ruth Posted 6 years ago
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      Thank you Lars...I didn't have you in mind at the time when taking this image, back in Feb '18...but this is surely from 'the school of Korb' don't you think?! Posted 6 years ago
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        I really thought the same thing, Ruth! Posted 6 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
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jul 16, 2019. Captured Feb 26, 2018 11:47 in 5A Ordnance St, The Hill NSW 2300, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/3.2
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.