Botanical Name: Common Names:
Dianella ensifolia Border White Cerulean Flax Lily, New Zealand Lilyplant,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Tufting evergreen clump-forming perennial. Striking variegated foliage and that has multiple white bands running down the margins of the flat green leaf. bears tiny, star-shaped purple-blue flowers in early Summer. Great for a low border or for mass planting. Low maintenance. Approx. 60cm high and 60-80cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Verge, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Rust
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Liliaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Variegated
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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