Libertia caerulescens
Libertia caerulescens
Libertia are herbaceous or evergreen clump-forming perennials. They have spiky foliage, often green but can be red, orange, or yellow under direct sunlight. The spikes of showy white or blue flowers open in Spring, and they are followed by orange seed-capsules. 'Libertia caerulescens' has iris-like leaves, and bears numerous spikes of pale china-blue flowers with bright orange anthers
Contributed by @janric
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Libertia caerulescens
Latin name
Libertia caerulescens
type
Perennial
family
Iridaceae
ph
6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.45 M
Libertia caerulescens
Libertia are herbaceous or evergreen clump-forming perennials. They have spiky foliage, often green but can be red, orange, or yellow under direct sunlight. The spikes of showy white or blue flowers open in Spring, and they are followed by orange seed-capsules. 'Libertia caerulescens' has iris-like leaves, and bears numerous spikes of pale china-blue flowers with bright orange anthers
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Mid Summer
Spikes of blue or white flowers appear in Spring and early Summer
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant Libertia after the risk of frost, in moist but free-draining soil in a sunny and sheltered position.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds 1/8" deep in a moist growing medium in Spring. Germination takes 1 - 6 months. Germination can be aided by refrigerating the seeds for 3 weeks. Once seedlings emerge, transplant them to their final location, after hardening them off.
Propagating by division
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Divide the plants in Spring by digging up the whole plant, and pulling the roots apart into sections to be replanted straight away