LOMANDRA LONGIFOLIA
PACKET CONTAINS 100 SEEDS
Common names:Spiny-head, Mat-rush, Basket Grass
An Australian native that grows in most states except for the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
A tuft forming perennial rush grass that has line arching evergreen leaves and during its flowering period it produces panicle of clusters of sessile flowers. Each cluster has a sharp, slender, straw-coloured bract at its base, which gives it a dense spike-like structure.
It can grows in a range of sandy soils, in swamps and wet places to the mountain zone, on banks of creeks, rocky hillsides, cliffs and open forests. Extremely tough and ideal for a range uses such creek and river erosion bank support, landscaping borders and dry areas.
- Perennial Grass
- Evergreen
- Frost hardy
- Will grow in all states
| Method |
Sow Direct or Raise Seedlings. Well drained soil media Watering Method: Bog Method/ Capillary until germination as occurred. |
| Sowing Depth | 6mm. Keep Moist |
| When to sow in Australia |
Tropical: Autumn and Winter Temperate: Spring and Autumn Cool climate: Spring and Autumn |
| Germination | 5 to 8 weeks at 23 – 25°C |
| Plant Spacing | 1mt |
| Height | 1mt |
| Position | Full Sun to part shade |