PHORMIACEAE

Dianella longifolia

Perennial herb; long strap-like leaves, V- shaped in cross section.
Small blue flowers when fertilised lead to purple blue berries as seen in this fruiting image of  Dianella longifolia (Smooth flax lily)
Similar to Dianella revoluta (Spreading flax lily) except in Dianella longifolia leaf margins are SMOOTH and NOT curved under (inrolled); found in dense colonies; very drought tolerant.

See also Dianella revoluta (Spreading flax lily)

Indigenous plant names

For many more images of plants photographed on Kooringal’s Rocky Hill visit the Plants folder.
Images courtesy of Geoff Burrows