Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC.

Common Name: Cerulean Flaxlily
Family: Asphodelaceae

Country of Origin: east tropical Africa, Madagascar

Description: Stem to 6 feet, leafy in lower part; leaves to 12 inches long and 1 inch wide; flowers blue or whitish, to 5/16" long, anthers yellow.

Culture: They prefer sun or part-shade and a moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained, neutral to acidic soil. Propagate by division, or rooted offsets or from seed in spring and fall (autumn).

USDA Zone: 9-10

Accession Data:

Accession # 199500156
Source: RHS 1995
Accession Date: 07-20-1995
Bench: 1118 - AFR:Ground Bed 2 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-21-2023

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family: Asphodelaceae
SubFamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mozambique / Zimbabwe / Mauritius / Madagascar / Reunion / Seychelles / China South-Central / Hainan / China Southeast / Japan / Nansei-shoto / Ogasawara-shoto / Taiwan / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / Nepal / Sri Lanka / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / New Guinea / Solomon Is. /

References (external):

Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, April 14, 2017.
WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, April 14, 2017.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

data regenerated on Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:42:45 -0500 [bcm v4.0]