Position
Full sun to semi shade. Highly adaptable to site conditions.
Lomandra longifolia
Large, tough native grass with strap like green foliage and creamy yellow flowers. Perfect for mass planting, embankments, and erosion control.
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Quick Facts
Size
Approx. 60cm-1m (H) × 60cm-1m (W). Clumping Tufting habit.
Water
Low once established. Tolerates both wet and dry periods.
Uses
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Embankment, Erosion Control, Fire Retardant, Foliage Feature / Colour, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Under Trees
Description
Lomandra longifolia is a versatile, evergreen, clumping native grass with long strap like leaves. It produces small creamy yellow flower spikes from late spring to early summer, followed by decorative seed heads. Renowned for its durability, it thrives in a wide range of soils, including clay and sandy sites and performs in coastal, urban, or rural settings. Its extensive root system stabilises soil on banks and slopes, making it a go to for erosion control and low maintenance landscapes in Melbourne.
Key Features:
Growing & Care Guide
- Soil: Adapts to clay, loam, or sandy soils. Prefers well drained positions but copes with periodic wet feet.
- Light: Full sun to semi shade, best flowering in brighter sites.
- Watering: Low once established, water during extended drought to maintain appearance.
- Fertiliser: Use a low phosphorus slow release fertiliser in spring.
- Maintenance: Trim back old leaves every 2-3 years to rejuvenate, divide mature clumps if needed.
- Flowering: Cream to yellow blooms late spring-summer.
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