Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lomandra confertifolia Keira Mat Rush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Spherical, Tufting
Description:
Lomandra Keira™ produces a ball-shaped mound of needle like leaves, bright green in colour. It is soft to touch and has great visual appeal. Extremely suitable for areas where children play, particularly for border planting. Its spherical shape offers the opportunity for a designer to create graphic patterns in a garden bed. Grows approx. 30cm tall by 40cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asparagaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High