| Common Name: | Creamy Stackhousia |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Stackhousiaceae |
| Size: | 10-30cm x 10-30cm |
| Description: | Erect perennial herb branching at base from taproot. |
| Leaves: | Narrow erect pointed dark green leaves 10-30mm x 1-3mm, often scattered along stem. |
| Flowering: | Candle-like terminal spike of single small tubular flowers. Flowers perfumed, especially at night. |
| Flower Colour: | Cream |
| Flowering Time: | August to January |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to dryish well drained soils in open forests and woodlands. Frost tolerant. Semi-shade. |
| Garden Use: | Usually not noticed until it flowers. Can form spreading patches. Attractive for small gardens, cottage gardens and rockeries. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 1, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 32, 46 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Nectar for butterflies |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Shire of Yarra Ranges photo library; 3 Barry Sheffield © |