Mat Rush Trimming

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Mat rush trimming.

Once established is very low maintenance. In late summer remove the dead material to improve the clump s. It is about 24 42 tall and wide. Breeze dwarf mat rush lomandra longifolia lm300 plant patent 15 420.

Lomandra longifolia breeze tanika dwarf mat rush is an evergreen perennial grass like plant with a fine foliage. 75cm high x 50cm wide. Spiny head mat rush basket grass. Individual stems inside a clump of evergreen rush die each year while the main clump remains green and healthy.

A member of the xanthorrhoeaceae family it can grow in a range of sandy soils in swamps and wet places to the montane zone on banks of creeks rocky hillsides cliffs and open forests. Lomandra gary s green in the san marcos growers garden the matt rushes at san marcos growers. Matt rush is a common name for lomandra a genus with about 50 species of tufted dioecious perennial herbs with long narrow blade like leaves that arise from a central stemless base acaulescent and have thick woody rhizomes and fibrous roots. Growinglomandra there are many ways to grow.

A smooth surface to work on. Trim spent flower stems and feed with low phosphorous native fertiliser early spring or late summer. A pair of sharp scissors. A tough easy care grass like plant for mass plantings dry borders and containers.

A wonderful versatile drought and salt spray tolerant alternative to liriope and low growing shrubs. Rainfall will usually look after watering however do water during very hot or. A lacing tool for threading the ends away a locker hook works well. Can be planted in full sun or moderate shade and prefers moist well drained soils.

Unlike many grasses breeze mat rush doesn t need to be cut back annually and some growers have stated that pruning is required only every. Lomandra longifolia spiny head mat rush or basket grass is native australia wide except for the northern territory and western australia. Lomandra seascape can grow to a height of 75cm width of 50cm. Evergreen above 10 degrees fahrenheit.

Remove spent flower stems in late spring.