Detail
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Lomandra effusa
Scented Mat Rush
Notes

Uses: Ornamental perennial tussocky shrub for verges, nature strips, roundabouts reserves and parks. Planted en-mass will provide soil stabilization. Fragrant flowers, food source for butterflies and larvae. Habitat refuge for small mammals and reptiles.
Requires free-draining soils.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

 
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.3-0.3m
  • Spread 0.3-0.3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Liliaceae
  • Botanical Name Lomandra effusa
  • Common Name Scented Mat Rush
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA,
  • Habit Clumping
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Cream
  • Flowering Time Winter, Spring
  • Flower Type Panicles
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax