| Common Name: | Blue Pincushion |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Brunoniaceae |
| Size: | 10-40cm x 10-15cm |
| Description: | Perennial herb. |
| Leaves: | Rosette of hairy pale green spoon-shaped leaves 3-16cm x 3-15mm. |
| Flowering: | Many erect unbranched flowering stems with a single pincushion-like flowerhead on each. |
| Flower Colour: | Bright blue |
| Flowering Time: | October to January |
| Growing Conditions: | Dry to moist well drained soils in woodlands. Light frosts. Full sun, partial shade. |
| Garden Use: | Very attractive mass planted in rockeries, in a drift or at the base of trees. Containers. Rosette similar to dandelions but hairy. Collect seed as they can be short lived. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30, 33, 36, 38 |
| Conservation Status: | Scattered in its preferred communites within the Shire. |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Nectar for butterflies |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 4 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Shire of Yarra Ranges photo library; 3 Kelly Hofert/SYR © |