Botanical Name: Common Names:
Austrodanthonia tenuior East Coast Wallaby Grass, Purplish Wallaby Grass,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Tufting
Description:
Dense native tufting perennial grass with purplish-white flowering spikelets in Spring and Summer. Used widely as a native lawn and in revegetation works. Also great for erosion control, tolerates clay soil.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Erosion Control, Groundcover, Habitat, Lawn Alternatives, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Verge, Native Garden, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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