water wise plants

bird attracting
butterfly attracting
coastal gardens
drought tolerant
frost tolerant
verge planting

urban and commercial
residential
horticultural production

dryland
coastal hinterland
woodland
grassland
riparian

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

Poa labillardieri

common tussock grass

large ornamental grass of usually moist areas below 1500 and indigenous to Australia, which forms large tussocks to 1m high and wide.


origin	nsw
cultural notes	a robust plant which will thrive in full sun or part shade including growing well under Eucalyptus trees and either wet or dry conditions in a variety of soil types.
maintenance	clumps can be chopped back quite vigorously to encourage new growth
tolerates	frost and cold to about -7C
flowering season	spring through to summer
flower colour	pale green with cream seed heads
foliage colour	grey-blue to dark green in winter & spring with fine narrow leaf blades. The clumps turn a pale straw colour in summer which can look quite dramatic
width	up to 1m
height	up to 1m
plant spacing	50cm apart for mass plantings
recommended uses	Ideal for landscaping or revegetation projects. They appear quite spectacular and architectural when mass planted.

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