Lomandra Longifolia Mat Rush Evergreen
Lomandra longifolia is a native australian grass it can grow in a range of sandy soils in swamps and wet places on banks of creeks rocky hillsides cliffs and open forests.
Lomandra longifolia mat rush evergreen. A tough easy care grass like plant for mass plantings dry borders and containers. Lomandra longifolia baby breeze lm600 pp28 260 evergreen baby mat rush a compact fine leafed evergreen grass like plant that grows to 16 to 18 inches tall by 18 inches wide. A wonderful versatile drought and salt spray tolerant alternative to liriope and low growing shrubs. A tough version of lomandra that is half the size of tanika.
Lomandra longifolia breeze pp15 420 lm300 dwarf mat rush an evergreen perennial with narrow deep green strap shaped leaves that are curiously cut as though with pinking shears at the tips. Lomandra longifolia breeze tanika dwarf mat rush is an evergreen perennial grass like plant with a fine foliage. Grows to 40 45 cm high x 45 cm wide. This is an extremely versatile and hardy plant that will grow almost anywhere.
In spring appear the small lightly fragrant male yellow flowers. It has very narrow dark green leaves and dark purple brown basal shoots. Labillardiere described lomandra longifolia from a specimen. It will grow nicely in containers and as is common for the lomandra species is an important stabilizing plant for river banks and streams.
Growing much smaller than the species this cultivar reaches to 24 to 40 inches tall and spreads to about the same. Lomandra longifolia is a perennial rhizomatous herb with glossy green shiny firm flat foliage. A compact form that handles drought and wet feet has been highly sought after. It is about 24 42 tall and wide.
The leaves are strap like forming tussocks. Use for mass planting feature plant borders. Breeze dwarf mat rush lomandra longifolia lm300 plant patent 15 420. Lomandra longifolia commonly known as spiny head mat rush spiky headed mat rush or basket grass is a perennial rhizomatous herb found throughout eastern australia the leaves are 40 cm to 80 cm long and generally have a leaf of about 8 mm to 12 mm wide.
The leaves are erect in the center of the plant and later arch gracefully back towards the ground. On warm summer days the flower spikes produce a pleasant perfume. Evergreen baby lomandra gets lots of golden flowers in spring and is sterile.