Dampier was the first Englishman to explore Western Australia and collect native plants, including Dampiera wellsiana.

[5] The species is dedicated to botanist Julia Wells (1842-1911), who is notable for having collected botanical specimens in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

[11] The flowers gather in loose heads in thick inflorescences with thin pale to dark blue petals.

[13] The petals serve as primary protection to the plant's androecium and gynoecium, the female and male reproductive organs.

[24] Dampiera wellsiana also relies on a climate of hot, dry summers and mild winters with little rainfall.

Dampiera wellsiana is cultivated under full sunlight or under slight shade and gritty, sandy and acidic soils that provide a sufficient amount of water drainage.

[30] Several species within the Goodeniaceae family are used for medicinal and environmental purposes, however Dampiera wellsiana does not hold these properties.