Botanical Name
Lomandra patens
Common Name
Spreading Lomandra (Irongrass)
Description
Spreading Lomandra is a tough clumping native grass renowned for its attractive silver-grey strappy leaves and distinctive blue-purple flowers that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This hardy species produces fine, narrow silver-grey leaves that can be flat or inrolled, creating attractive weeping or spreading clumps with excellent textural appeal. The blue-purple flowers bloom in autumn, winter, and spring, turning yellow over time and providing extended seasonal interest. Exceptionally hardy and tolerant once established, it thrives in various soil types and full sun to partial shade positions with outstanding drought, frost, and wind tolerance. Perfect for borders, mass plantings, rockeries, coastal gardens, and areas where hardy native grasses with distinctive silver foliage create resilient landscape displays.
Plant Category
Grasses
Size (H x W)
Height: 60cm-1 meter, Spread: 70cm
Lomandra patens naturally occurs across Australia, thriving in various soil types with excellent adaptability and full sun to partial shade exposure across diverse climates with exceptional tolerance for harsh conditions.
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