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Dianella ensifolia
droughtgrassAustralian native
Dianella ensifolia
Dianella · Asphodelaceae

Dianella ensifolia is a flowering plant, of the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to southern China, India, Japan, Madagascar, Malesia, the Pacific Islands, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and tropical Asia.

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Classification

Genus
Dianella
Family
Asphodelaceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Dianella ensifolia belongs to the Dianella genus within the Asphodelaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low to moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Most well-drained soils
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Clumping, 0.3–1m
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Silver Streak'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Dianella ensifolia.

Aloe barberae (Aloe barberae)
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Aloe barberae

Aloe barberae

Aloe plicatilis (Aloe plicatilis)
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Aloe plicatilis

Aloe plicatilis

Aloe polyphylla (Aloe polyphylla)
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Aloe polyphylla

Aloe polyphylla