Mat Rush Trimming

Evergreen above 10 degrees fahrenheit.

Mat rush trimming.

Trim spent flower stems and feed with low phosphorous native fertiliser early spring or late summer. Lomandra gary s green in the san marcos growers garden the matt rushes at san marcos growers. It is about 24 42 tall and wide. Breeze dwarf mat rush lomandra longifolia lm300 plant patent 15 420.

A wonderful versatile drought and salt spray tolerant alternative to liriope and low growing shrubs. Remove spent flower stems in late spring. In late summer remove the dead material to improve the clump s. Evergreen grasses native australian plant outdoor perennial shrub strappy leaf.

75cm high x 50cm wide. Lomandra longifolia breeze tanika dwarf mat rush is an evergreen perennial grass like plant with a fine foliage. A lacing tool for threading the ends away a locker hook works well. 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.

Trim back the spent flower stalks to keep it looking its best year round. A tough easy care grass like plant for mass plantings dry borders and containers. A pair of sharp scissors. A smooth surface to work on.

Growinglomandra there are many ways to grow. Individual stems inside a clump of evergreen rush die each year while the main clump remains green and healthy. Can be planted in full sun or moderate shade and prefers moist well drained soils. 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.

Rainfall will usually look after watering however do water during very hot or. Lomandra seascape can grow to a height of 75cm width of 50cm. Spiny head mat rush basket grass. Lomandra longifolia spiny head mat rush or basket grass is native australia wide except for the northern territory and western australia.

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