water wise plants

bush tucker
butterfly attracting
drought tolerant
small plants for small gardens
verge planting

urban and commercial
residential
horticultural production

coastal hinterland
woodland

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

Xanthorrhea johnsonii

grass tree 'black boy'

striking advanced tree indigenous to Australia, ranging from 20cm to 1.6m. Usually single trunk which is typically black


origin	act, nsw, sa, victoria & tasmania
cultural notes	extremely slow growing but very hardy and long lived
maintenance	prune old grass fronds (skirt) to shape or neaten
tolerates	drought and frost hardy
flowering season	periodically flowers in spring or after fire but not every year. The flower is spear-like and bears small white blossoms with bird attracting nectar. May produce more than one spike.
flower colour	small white blossoms with bird attracting nectar
foliage colour	thin green strap-like leaves
width	up to 1.6m
height	up to 0.2m
plant spacing	Depends on layout of garden, Different spacing causes different effects
recommended uses	excellent feature plant with bird attracting flowers

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