Botanical Name: Common Names:
Dianella caerulea Ruby Green Blue Flax Lily, Blueberry Lily, Paroo Lily,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting, Upright
Description:
Tufting plant with green to bronzed coloured leaves and a distinctive red coloured tinge to the edge of the leaf. Red tinged foliage is displayed through autumn, winter and spring but will become less noticeable through the summer to cope with the heat. Ideal as a colour contrast plant for small mass plantings, border plantings and for general landscape use. Ruby Green™ Dianella has the ability to cope with dry periods, heat, frost and humidity. Grows approx 60cm tall x 50cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Xanthorrhoeaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Red, Variegated
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High