water wise plants

frost tolerant
small plants for small gardens
verge planting

urban and commercial
residential
farm forestry and agriculture

woodland
grassland

light - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage

Dichelachne crinata

long hair plume grass

slender tufted perennial grass with attractive evergreen foliage


origin	nsw, act, vic, sa, qld, wa
cultural notes	full sun, most soil conditions, dry conditions, fast growing, long lived, very hardy
maintenance	may be pruned annually to remove spent seed heads in late summer and to encourage new growth
tolerates	drought conditions, frost hardy, heavy grazing
flowering season	late spring to summer
flower colour	fluffy green to purple tinged seed heads
foliage colour	leaf blades are flat and linear shaped, coloured light green with flecks of purple.
height	up to 0.8m
plant spacing	30cm apart for mass planting
recommended uses	excellent for mass planting, borders, rockeries and as a feature plant. Also used effectively as an ornamental grass for landscaping or revegetation

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