blue lace flower
Also known as: lavender lace flower; Queen Anne's blue lace; lace plant
T. coerulea is a stiff-stemmed annual or biennial, to 60cm tall, with pale green foliage and lightly-scented, lavender-blue, lacy flowerheads, up to 5cm across, produced on long stems in summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- blue lace flower (Trachymene coerulea)
- Genus
- Trachymene
- Family
- Apiaceae
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- Toxicity
- Annual Biennial · Conservatory Greenhouse
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of blue lace flower
Distribution map
W and Southwestern Australia
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of blue lace flower
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blue lace flower care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningNo pruning needed
Propagation
PropagationSow seed under glass in mid spring, or in situ in late spring. Germination is slow
Growing
GrowingGrow as an annual in a sunny position in well-drained soil, or grow under glass in loam-based potting compost. Provides long-lasting cut flowers
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble free
Pests
Generally trouble free
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