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Lomandra filiformis

Plant name: Wattle mat rush

Plant type: strappy leaf / native lilies

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Origin: NSW, VIC, QLD.

Cultural notes: A very hardy plant that will grow in full sun or part shade.

Maintenance: Can be pruned periodically to remove tattered leaf ends.

Tolerates: Drought and frost tolerant.

Flowering season: Spring and summer.

Flower colour: Cream to yellow flowers occur on flower spikes to 30cm long. The female flowers are small globes reminiscent of some wattle flowers.

Foliage colour: Narrow pointed green to blue-green leaves, mostly erect, often with a slight twist.

Width: Up to 20m

Height: Up to 50m

Plant spacing: 30cm apart

Recommended uses: Useful for mass plantings and along borders or in rockeries. Suitable as a container plant.

Description: A compact perennial rush growing in sparse clumps to 50cm high by 20cm wide. Due to its sparser growth habit, the cream to yellow flowers are more prominent in this species than on other Lomandra species.