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Basket Grass in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lomandra longifolia

 

Basket Grass

Lomandra is a native Australian ornamental grass. It is clump-forming, with green, flat blades. It bears panicles of straw-coloured sessile flowers Once established this grass is drought-tolerant and frost-tolerant.

 
plant Features
  • Basket Grass likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Basket Grass likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Basket Grass is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Basket Grass likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Basket Grass

Latin name

Lomandra longifolia

type

Perennial

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Basket Grass likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Basket Grass is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Basket Grass likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Basket Grass likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Basket Grass is 1.00meters x 1.00meters 1.00 M 1.00 M

Lomandra longifolia

Lomandra is a native Australian ornamental grass. It is clump-forming, with green, flat blades. It bears panicles of straw-coloured sessile flowers Once established this grass is drought-tolerant and frost-tolerant.


Propagating by division

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Divide established clumps every 3 years, The simplest method is to carefully dig around the clump and, for smaller varieties, gently pull it apart into fist sized pieces and re-plant immediately. For larger grasses with denser roots, either cut the clump using a spade, or use two forks inserted back to back in the middle of the clump, and then prize them apart. The middle of the original clump tends to die off, and so should be discarded. Trim back the leaves to about 1/3 the original length, then replant the healthy pieces straight away.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant in any type of moist soil, preferably neutral or acid ph, and in full sun or partial shade. Once established, this plant is drought-tolerant, but moisture is required for growth.

 
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