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Austrodanthonia setacea

Plant name: Bristly wallaby grass

Plant type: native and ornamental grasses

Plant pdf: Download the product detail sheet

Origin: NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, WA.

Cultural notes: Adaptable to a range of soil types. Grow in full sun or part shade.

Maintenance: Can be cut back to encourage new growth.

Tolerates: Drought and frost tolerant.

Flowering season: Spring and Summer.

Flower colour: Green to purple flower heads, fine hairs give a silvery appearance. Drying to straw coloured.

Foliage colour: Tufting green, grass-like foliage. Inrolled leaves to 20cm in length.

Width: Up to 0.3m

Height: Up to 0.6m

Plant spacing: 20cm apart

Recommended uses: Use single plants as an accent or group together as a feature planting. Commonly used in rockeries.

Description: Slender, tufted perennial grass with stems growing to 60cm in Height. Silvery lance-shaped flowerheads with a prominent central bristle.