''Stylidium graminifolium'' 'ST116', also known under its tradename Little Saphire, is a
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...
of ''
Stylidium graminifolium
''Stylidium graminifolium'', the grass triggerplant, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus '' Stylidium'' (family Stylidiaceae). This species used to belong to the ''Stylidium graminifolium'' complex, but the name was conserved for ...
'' that was selected for in 2001 by Todd Layt of Ozbreed Pty Ltd and granted cultivar status in 2005. Little Saphire is of a shorter stature, has shorter but wider leaves, larger flowers, and a deeper blue-green foliage colour than the parent species. It also begins to flower earlier in the season than the other ''S. graminifolium'' cultivar,
''Stylidium graminifolium'' 'ST111', also known under its tradename Tiny Trina.
[Paananen, Ian. (2003)]
Description of ''Stylidium graminifolium'' 'ST116'
Plant Breeders Rights, Commonwealth of Australia. Accessed online: 27 July 2007.
See also
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List of ''Stylidium'' species
References
External links
Information on 'ST116'from the Plant Breeders Rights database.
graminifolium 'ST116'
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