Lomandra longifolia
“Long Leaved Mat Rush”
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TUFTED CLUMP FORMING RUSH TO 1 METRE TALLPerennial, long strap-like light green leaves & fragrant yellow/purple flowers in Spring. White succulent leaf bases are native food, leaves were woven into net bags. Drought & frost tolerant. Great for erosion control on banks. Attracts butterflies.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Sedges/Rushes |
| Family | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun / Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable, Moist |
| Habitat | Wet Sclerophyll Forest |
| Localities | |
| Albion, Ballymore, Banyo, Boondall, Chapel Hill, Cubberla Creek, Dalby and surrounds, Eight Mile Plains, Enoggera Catchment, Fitzgibbon, Ipswich area, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Kuraby, Logan City, MacGregor, Mayne, Newstead, North Stradbroke Island, Northgate, Nudgee, Pinjarra Hills, Pullenvale, Robertson, Rochedale, South Stradbroke Island, Sunny bank Hills, Sunnybank, Sunshine Coast district, Taigum, Upper Brisbane Valley - Dry Sclerophyll Forest, Upper Brookfield, Windsor, Zillmere | |
| Host Plant For These Butterflies | |
