Dianella tasmanica
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Plant name: Tasman flax lily
Plant type: strappy leaf / native lilies
Plant pdf: Download the product detail sheet
Origin: NSW, VICTORIA, QLD, WA, SA & TASMANIA
Cultural notes: Fast growing, very hardy and long lived. Will grow in full sun or part shade in most soil conditions. Plants form dense tufts.
Maintenance: May be pruned to remove spent flower heads (usually late summer)
Tolerates: Dought & frost hardy, wet areas and windy sites.
Flowering season: Late spring through to summer.
Flower colour: Purple to dark blue star shaped flowers on long spikes followed by attractive blue berries.
Foliage colour: Dark green leaves with red highlights at base of stem, broad strap-like leaf blades.
Width: Up to 1m
Height: Up to 1m
Plant spacing: 30cm apart for mass planting or 50cm apart for specimen planting.
Recommended uses: Specimen or mass planting, good understorey plant, bird attracting berries.
Description: Sculptural ornamental evergreen with arching strap-like leaves and attractive purple flower spikes.