CREEK MAT RUSH (Lomandra hystrix) SEEDS 'Bush Tucker Plant'
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Lomandra hystrix, commonly known as green mat-rush, or creek mat-rush, is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found throughout eastern Australia. The leaves are 80 cm to 100 cm long.
It grows beside watercourses in upland and mountain rain forest.
Masses of fragrant cream/yellow flowers in spring.
Great as a background plant or for mass planting.
Tolerant of high humidity and wet summer.Â
Tolerates light frost.Â
Will do well in a wide range of soil types including clay, sun to quite shady.Â
Height: 0.7 ~ 1.5 metres
Width: 0.7 ~ 1 metre
Ph Level: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type: Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil
Special Uses: Erosion control, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly
Attracts Wildlife: Bees, Other insects, Lizards
Bush food :Â The starchy, fleshy bases of the leaves are edible, tasting of raw peas. Edible Flowers.
Germination:Â Â Scatter over firmly packed potting mix
in a standard seed tray. Kept moist, the seeds
should germinate in 4-6 weeks.Â
Protect the traysfrom mice which love Lomandra seed.
Keep well watered and partly shaded for a month
or so after potting on and harden off in full sunlight
when they are between 100 and 150mm high.
Lomandras will grow to planting size within a
season and are robust enough to be planted out
when they are around 200-300mm high.
It grows beside watercourses in upland and mountain rain forest.
Masses of fragrant cream/yellow flowers in spring.
Great as a background plant or for mass planting.
Tolerant of high humidity and wet summer.Â
Tolerates light frost.Â
Will do well in a wide range of soil types including clay, sun to quite shady.Â
Height: 0.7 ~ 1.5 metres
Width: 0.7 ~ 1 metre
Ph Level: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type: Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil
Special Uses: Erosion control, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly
Attracts Wildlife: Bees, Other insects, Lizards
Bush food :Â The starchy, fleshy bases of the leaves are edible, tasting of raw peas. Edible Flowers.
Germination:Â Â Scatter over firmly packed potting mix
in a standard seed tray. Kept moist, the seeds
should germinate in 4-6 weeks.Â
Protect the traysfrom mice which love Lomandra seed.
Keep well watered and partly shaded for a month
or so after potting on and harden off in full sunlight
when they are between 100 and 150mm high.
Lomandras will grow to planting size within a
season and are robust enough to be planted out
when they are around 200-300mm high.