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Wahlenbergia gloriosa, or royal bluebell, is an Australian wildflower from the Campanulaceae family. It grows in high rainfall (for Australia) areas in the alps, in environs ranging from shady roadside cuttings on Mount Hotham to full sun herbfields on the Main range. W. gloriosa has small dark green leaves in rosettes, to 2 cm. The flowers are a deep blue/purple colour, and are very eyecatching. The colour is not reproducible on a computer screen or normal film (being a shade of violet, rather than purple).
