Patersonia fragilis

Botanical Name: Patersonia fragilis
Common Name: Short purpleflag
Family: Iridaceae
Size: 10-40cm H x 30-40cm W
Leaves: Firm, narrow, sheathing, ridged, linear, dull green/blue green, 20-40cm long.

Flowers: 3 conspicuous rounded blue/mauve perianth segments, enclosed in brown terminal bracts on stems shorter than the leaves.
Flowering Time: Spring/summer.
Fruit: A 3-celled capsule.
Habitat/distribution: Moist coastal heaths. Also SA, Vic, NSW.
Where to See: Strahan, Queenstown, Birchs River Plains and many other places in the west; King, Three Hummock, Furneaux and Bruny Islands; Georgetown, Bridport, St Helens area and many locations in the north east; Freycinet, Forrestier and Tasman Peninsulas and near Orford; Lindisfarne, Longley, near Geeveston, near Hastings Caves and many other places in the south east; Heritage Forest Tasmanian Native Garden; Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens; Tasmanian Bushland Garden, Buckland; and The Tasmanian Arboretum, Eugenana; also many home gardens.
Other notes: Can be differentiated from P. occidentalis by its smaller growth habit, with narrower leaves and flowers stems shorter than the leaves. Grow in moist soil in full sun. The flower bracts contain many flowers that each last about one day. Grow in well drained moist soil in full sun.