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Soil: Humus rich well-drained soil is best. Dig through some aged cow manure before planting and in poor drained soils ad some pumice, horticultural grit is fine gravel to improve the drainage.
Conditions: Full sun to filtered sun. Drought, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 20cm x width 50cm
Swamp Foxtail Grass is a compact, elegant native grass that brings soft texture and gentle movement to the garden. Fine green foliage forms neat, graceful clumps, while creamy foxtail flower spikes rise above the leaves, swaying beautifully in the breeze. A versatile choice for mass planting to help suppress weeds, lining borders, or adding texture to rocky and native garden settings. It is easy to maintain, with occasional watering and a trim to remove spent flowers and foliage helping to keep it looking fresh and tidy. Apply a controlled-release fertiliser after trimming to encourage healthy new growth.
Soil: Suited to moist boggy soils.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Light frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1m x width 1m
Pennisetum alopecuroides Purple Lea PBR is an unusual ornamental grass that brings soft texture and seasonal colour to the garden. This delightful, non-weedy variety forms a neat clump of gracefully arching green foliage, topped with elegant feathery purple flower heads that create a striking contrast against the leaves. Flowering through the warmer months, the rich purple plumes sway gently in the breeze, adding movement and interest to borders, rockeries, and mixed garden beds. Purple Lea also performs beautifully as a feature plant in decorative pots, where its cascading foliage and showy blooms can be appreciated up close. Easy to grow and low maintenance once established, it provides long-lasting visual appeal while fitting comfortably into both home gardens and public landscape designs.
Soil: Suits sandy to heavy clay soils.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.80-0.90m x width 0.80-0.90m
A compact, clumping, ornamental grass, Lomandra Little Lime has become an Australian garden favourite. With soft, lime-green foliage and a neat, rounded form - similar in habit to a tussock grass - Little Lime is perfect for landscaped gardens, pathway borders, and water-wise gardens.
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.4m x width 0.4m
Soil: Prefers loam, clay loam and light clay soils and will grow in moist to wet soils
Conditions: Full sun to half-shade. Best suited to protected coastal positions. Will also grow inland but requires protection from hot, drying, westerly winds and may burn off with frost.
Size: Height 0.60m x width 0.60m
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun or partly shaded position. Tolerates frost, dry periods and cool climates.
Size: Height 0.50m x width 0.50m
Soil: Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Conditions: Cool to sub-tropical climates, full sun to part shade, frost hardy
Size: Height 1-1.8m x Width 90cm-1.2m
Lomandra grasses have become an Australian garden staple thanks to their dense growth, compact foliage, excellent landscape performance, and reliability. With soft, fine, lime-green leaves and charming small yellow flowers that appear in spring, Misty Green is a standout variety ideal for modern gardens. This versatile plant works beautifully in landscaped beds, borders, or mixed plantings, and also performs well as a feature plant or in mass plantings. Extremely hardy and low maintenance, it tolerates both frost and drought, making it a dependable choice for a wide range of Australian garden conditions.
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost, drought and coastal hardy.
Size: Height 0.50m x width 0.50m
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