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Blind Grass, Candyup Poison, Graceful Blue-lily, Grass Lily, Nodding Blue-lily
Conservation status: Least Concern
| Flowering: | Spring into Summer |
| Flowers: | Colour is variable and ranges from a deep blue through to white. Anthers are a very obvious – bright yellow and "woolly". The flowers tend to hang facing downwards and this gives the plant its common name of "Nodding" Blue Lily. |
| Plant: | A grassy-looking tufted plant with leaves alternating up the stems. Grows to 1.5 metres in height. |
| Habitat: | Rocky areas in dry forest, woodland and heath. |
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Asparagales
Hemerocallidaceae
Stypandra
glauca
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This species is quite common across southern Australia and it is even grown as a garden plant. It is closely related to the genus Dianella and the flowers are very similar in colour and shape.
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