Botanical Name: Austrostipa stipoides
Common Names: Syn Stipa stipoides, Prickly Spear Grass, Coastal Spear Grass,

Large tussock forming native perennial grass with foliage growing to approx. 80cm in length. Flowering straw-coloured spikelets appear in Spring. Found naturalised around coastal areas, this plant has great wind and salt-spray tolerances. Grows well in sandy soils. Great for revegetation use, but careful planting near pathways, foliage is spiky.

Botanical Name: Common Names:

Austrostipa stipoides Syn Stipa stipoides, Prickly Spear Grass, Coastal Spear Grass,

Native: Foliage Type:

Yes Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting, Upright

Description:

Mature Height: Mature Width:

60cm-1m 60cm-1m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun Any

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