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Description

Stylidium graminifolium

Trigger Plant

• Evergreen rosette to 60cm
• Growth rate moderate.
  Use for pots, rockeries, borders, mass plantings.
• Any soils except very wet.
• Best in part shade.
• Very frost hardy.
• Very drought tolerant but may die back.
• Extremely wind firm.
• Flowers in spring to late summer.
• Remove spent flower heads.
• Insect attracting.
• Good coastal species.
• Frog habitat.

Carex tasmanica

Curly Top Sedge

• Erect clump forming perennial sedge.
• Evergreen 0.4 m
• Growth rate extremely fast.
• Use for wetland plant for ponds, dams etc.
• Any soils especially very wet.
• Full sun to part shade.
• Very frost hardy.
• Will recover from prolonged dry.
• Flowers in spring & summer.
• Very ornamental foliage with curled leaf tips.
• Tasmanian threatened species.
• Fantastic wetland habitat plant.
• Good for waste water treatment systems.
• Frog habitat.

Ficinia nodosa

Knobby Club Rush

• Rounded clump forming sedge.
• Evergreen 0.5-0.8 m
• Growth rate fast.
• Use for pond surrounds, drains, borders, pots and mass plantings.
• Any soils – wet or dry.
• Full sun to part shade.
• Very frost hardy.
• Will recover from prolonged dry.
• Flowers in spring & summer.
• Cut back to ground level every couple of years.
• Very ornamental foliage & flower heads.
• Frog habitat.

Dianella tasmanica

Blue Flax Lily

• Clump forming sedge
• Evergreen 0.5-1.0 m
• Growth rate fast
• Use for mass plantings, rockeries, pots, ponds.
• Most soils including poorly drained.
• Full sun to heavy shade.
• Very frost hardy.
• Survives dry spells but looks sad.
• Flowers in spring & summer.
• Can be slashed periodically to rejuvenate.
• Bird attracting.
• Sprays of delicate blue flowers.
• Highly ornamental blue berries.
• Frog habitat.