Sedges & Grasses, Aquatic & Dam edges

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  Crinum pedunculatum – River Lily

  $3.50 – $10.00

  An attractive large bulbous plant up to 1.5m with showy white flowers. Evergreen & hardy. Grows in most soils including clay, tolerates bad drainage, frost,  full sun & coastal sites.
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  Juncus usitatus – Pin Rush

  $2.50

  Vigorous perennial tussock to 1.2m x 1.5m wide usually found near or in shallow water. Valuable for wildlife habitat. Establishes readily on dam margins. Mod. frost hardy.
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  Lomandra longifolia EASY AS

  $7.50
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  Zoysia macrantha – Native Couch

  $7.50

  A low growing perennial native grass that spreads by rhizomes. Good for lawns, likes all soil types, sun or shade, quick growing, can be mown to promote growth. Excellent for stabilizing dunes & vegetating banks. Qld, NSW & Vic.
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  Pennisetum alopecuroides PENNSTRIPE

  $7.50

  Compact perennial variegated native grass to 50cm x 80 cm wide with broad leaves & showy feathery mauve flowers in spring & summer. Looks great in mass plantings. Full sun or light shade, drier sites, most soils.
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  Cyperus exaltatus – Giant Sedge

  $2.50

  Large tussocking perennial to 1.8m with showy flowers heads to over 1m. Grows in shallow water and on stream & lagoon banks. Valuable water bird habitat & erosion control.
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  Lepironia articulata – Grey Rush

  $2.50

  Clumping perennial to 3m high with creeping rhizomes, a dweller of swamps & lake margins where it can cover large areas. Stems can be used for weaving. Excellent habitat plant for birds & frogs.
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  Pennisetum alopecuroides – Swamp Foxtail

  $2.50 – $7.50

  Tufted perennial native grass with showy purplish flower tassels to 60cm in summer & autumn. Suitable for damp flats and boggy areas. Found in all states.
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  Romnalda grallata – Stilt Lily

  $7.50

  Similar plant to Lomandra but with bisexual flowers.Clumping plant to 40cm in height found as an understorey in a relatively small area of northern Queensland rainforest.Best in cool shady site.
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  Festuca glauca – BLUE FESCUE

  $7.50

  An attractive grass to 50cm x 50cm developing into a dense round clump. Ideal for rockeries, borders & as a contrast foliage throughout the garden. Hardy in full or part sun.
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  Dianella brevipedunculata – Blue Flax Lily

  $3.50 – $7.50

  Tufted clumping flax lily to 50cm tall with attractive purple flowers in late spring. Found in open forest & woodland of SE.Qld. Excellent understorey, copes with most soils, prefers filtered sun.
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  Lomandra spicata JOEY GRASS

  $7.50

  Dwarf form of Lomandra spicata. Perennial understorey tussock to 30cm. Creamy yellow cylindrical flower. Needs moist well drained soil in light shade or shade. Light frost.
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  Philydrum lanuginosum – Frogsmouth NPT

  $2.50

  Small clumping plant with foliage resembling Aloe Vera. Spikes to 50cm with numerous attractive yellow flowers resembling frog’s mouths. Usually seen growing on edges of dams and waterways.
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  Helmholtzia glaberrima – STREAM LILY

  $15.00

  Flax-like lily forming large clumps to 2m tall. Showy  fragrant large creamy pink flower spikes. Fast, excellent understorey plant for a permanently wet shady site.
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  Dietes robinsoniana – Wedding Lily

  $12.50

  Perennial clumping herb to 1.5m tall with very showy large creamy white flowers with pale yellow centres. Prefers an open sunny well drained site. Lord Howe Island.
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  Dianella caerulea – Flax Lily

  $3.50 – $7.50

  Grows to 50cm x 50cm spread. This rockery plant is adaptable to most soils & prefers a protected shady position. Drought & frost tolerant. Small blue flowers. Edible bluish purple berries.