Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lomandra glauca Blue Ridge Pale Mat Rush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting, Upright
Description:
Tufting plant with strappy upright powdery-blue new foliage. Foliage matures to a darker green. Tough plant well suited to Australian climates also tolerating clay soils, frost and dry spells. Cream flowers appear in Spring, but use for unusual foliage colour.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Water well until established. Very easy to maintain. Side shoots are produced much slower than other Lomandras, hence planting 30cm apart for good coverage.
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asparagaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green
Flower Colour: Cream
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