Common name:
Early Nancy

Family name:
Liliaceae

Botanical name:
Wurmbea dioica previously known as Anguillaria dioica

Flowering/fruiting season:
Spring

Location:
Common species in 'grassy areas, especially in seepage slopes or near swamps.' (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:100)

Early Nancy

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Horticulture :
Transplants readily; needs full or part sun and grows in most soils; water applied in spring and summer (Wrigley & Fagg, 1998:194)

Similar species:
Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids

Use code:
ROOT

Photo by Daphne Nash.

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