Botanical Name: Themeda triandra
Common Names: Kangaroo Grass,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Tufting
Description:
A warm season, deep rooted perennial grass with a tussock-like habit. Grows approx 1.5 m tall x 50cm wide. Leaves are green-grey and during summer dry out to an orange-brown. Reddish brown flowering spikelets appear from December through to February. Widely used in a variety of ways from rockeries, habitat gardens and to add movement and texture to formal settings
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Green
Flower Colour: Orange
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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