Botanical name

Polygala meridionalis

Family

Polygalaceae

Common Name

Butterfly Bush

Description

Closely leafy shrublet up to 40cm. Leaves are narrow and slightly hairy below; flowers are purple in terminal clusters with hairy lower side petals that overlap.

Latin: meridies = noon, -alis = pertaining to ie. flowering at noon.

Habitat

Coastal sandy and limestone slopes and flats

Flower Date

September to November