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Lomandra longifolia

Spiny-Head Mat-Rush

Lomandra · Asparagaceae

Lomandra longifolia, commonly known as spiny-head mat-rush, spiky-headed mat-rush, or basket grass, is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found throughout eastern Australia. The leaves are 40 cm to 80 cm long, and generally have a leaf of about 8 mm to 12 mm wide.

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Classification

Genus

Lomandra

Family

Asparagaceae

Common name

Spiny-Head Mat-Rush

Climate

temperate, subtropical

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

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

Pest & disease notes

Generally pest-free. Occasionally attacked by scale — treat with horticultural oil.

Propagation

Seed (sow fresh, germination in 3–6 weeks) or division of established clumps in autumn.

Landscape use

Locally indigenous habitat planting for Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest conditions.

Cultivars

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

'Katrinus'

'Lime Tuff'

'Tanika'

'Verday'

Companions

Species we plant alongside Spiny-Head Mat-Rush.

droughtfeature

Agave americana

Century Plant

Spiny-Head Mat-Rush

Classification

Cultivation

Care sheet.

Cultivars

Companions

Century Plant

Agave attenuata

Agave geminiflora

Further reading