ON THIS PLANT
Dampiera purpurea, commonly known as the mountain- or purple dampiera, is a subshrub in the family Goodeniaceae native to Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. Its blue-purple flowers appear in spring and early summer (September to December), and it is pollinated by insects such as butterflies and bees. Adapting readily to cultivation, Dampiera purpurea is grown as a garden plant in Australia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Dampiera
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Mountain dampiera en Purple dampiera
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