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water wise plants
water hardiness
project typeurban and commercial residential
ecosystem typewoodland riparian
soil type and drainagemedium - loamy soils heavy - clay soils reasonable drainage
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Thelionoma caespitosum
blue grass lily
Tufted, clump forming perennial with long narrow blue-green foliage and blue star shaped flowers. |
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| origin | Eastern NSW, Qld, Vic, Tas, SA. |
| cultural notes | Grow in full sun or light shade, in moist soils. |
| maintenance | Older leaves can die off and look unattractive, these should be removed. |
| tolerates | Frost tolerant, will require watering in drought conditions. |
| flowering season | September to January |
| flower colour | Blue star shaped flower on long branching stems held above the foliage. |
| foliage colour | Blue-green narrow linear leaves, up to 30cm long. Can spread by underground rhizomes to form dense clumps. |
| width | up to 0.6m |
| height | up to 0.6m |
| plant spacing | 80cm apart |
| recommended uses | Often used as an accent plant on rockeries for its foliage colour and spring flowers. Suitable for mass plantings or borders. |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av Pialligo ACT 2609 t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006 e p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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se nsw
37 Wandella Forest Rd Wandella NSW 2550 t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256 p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550 abn 91 109 945 146
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