Botanical Name: Common Names:
Libertia ixioides Highlander New Zealand Iris,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping, Dense, Tufting, Upright
Description:
An ornamental, herbaceous, perennial grass that has dense and strap like green foliage with a golden mid vein marking. During late spring to summer from erect stems, white iris like flowers appear on mass followed by ornamental berries. Ideal for use as borders and mass planting, gets to 50cm 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, Cut Flower, Embankment, Erosion Control, Feature, Fire Retardant, Foliage Feature / Colour, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Iridaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Yellow
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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