Lomandra
Lomandra longifolia
A tough, mounding tussock of long leaves — it shrugs off dry ground and resents ground that stays wet.
Light Full sun
Height 1 m
Spread 3 ft 3 in
Spacing 100 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 3 ft 3 in
- In-row spacing
- 3 ft 3 in
- Between rows
- 4 ft 1 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Grass · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Feeding
- Gentle all-organic
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- May
Through the year
- Mar–Apr Bud Break
- Apr–May Spring Growth
- May–Jul Flowering
- Jul–Dec Growing
- Dec–Dec Winter Dormancy
- Jan–Mar Winter Dormancy
Pests & problems
- Root & crown rot Root rot where the soil stays waterlogged.
- Leaf tips browning off, occasionally, in a hard drought.
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