Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lomandra confertifolia Misty Green Mat Rush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Dense, Tufting
Description:
Lomandra Misty Green is a very attractive selection of Lomandra confertifolia spp. rubiginosa with fine green leaves that weep gracefully back to the ground. In summer fragrant small yellow flower spikes emerge from reddish-brown buds. This plant is extremely hardy, tolerating moderate frost as well as the dry conditions during periods of drought. Misty Green grows to a height of 0.3 - 0.5m and has a spread of 0.3 - 0.5m making it excellent as a specimen plant; or it can also be planted on mass for erosion control.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Erosion Control, Foliage Feature / Colour, Fragrant Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Water well when first planting, this compact Lomandra will reward you with lush year round green foliage. Very tough, drought and frost tolerant. Even grows well under trees. Does not require pruning. Information & Images courtesy of Bush Magik.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Xanthorrhoeaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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