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Oplismenus aemulus

Botanical Name
Oplismenus aemulus
Common Names
Creeping Shade Grass,
Australian Basket-Grass is a native evergreen annual or perennial grass and groundcover with a prostrate, clumping, spreading habit. Flowers are insignificant in appearance. Foliage is green and forms a low, dense mat. Commonly used as a groundcover in shaded or tropical garden settings. Suitable for understorey planting and erosion control on shaded slopes. Grows to approx. 0.6m H x 0.6m W.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Oplismenus aemulus Creeping Shade Grass,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Groundcovers, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Prostrate, Spreading

Description:
Australian Basket-Grass is a native evergreen annual or perennial grass and groundcover with a prostrate, clumping, spreading habit. Flowers are insignificant in appearance. Foliage is green and forms a low, dense mat. Commonly used as a groundcover in shaded or tropical garden settings. Suitable for understorey planting and erosion control on shaded slopes. Grows to approx. 0.6m H x 0.6m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm

Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Well Drained