This small perennial herb forms an upright tufted habit in one plane from a creeping rootstock with dark green grass-like leaves. It has blue to white star-shaped flowers arranged in a cluster on a tall scape above the foliage, appearing in late spring. 

Hardiness zones 8 to 9 

Thelionema caespitosum is naturally found in Australia from Queensland to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania growing on rocky outcrops or in open forest in well drained moderately fertile sandy soils. It prefers an open sunny position and is frost resistant but drought tender.

The Tufted Blue Lilly is grown for its flowers and is planted in small gardens or rockeries as a specimen or in group planting along garden edges. It is suitable for coastal or mountain regions establishing from division in 2 to 3 years. It is also planted in containers or used in bushland settings. ID 2434

Thelionema (THEL-ee-o-nee-ma) caespitosum (kase-PET-o-sum)

Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee)
Lily Family