Mat Rush Trimming

20 to 25 or so whole rushes for an 8 diameter mat.

Mat rush trimming.

It is about 24 42 tall and wide. Breeze dwarf mat rush lomandra longifolia lm300 plant patent 15 420. Rush place mats in checkweave and twining. 75cm high x 50cm wide.

Trim spent flower stems and feed with low phosphorous native fertiliser early spring or late summer. Unlike many grasses breeze mat rush doesn t need to be cut back annually and some growers have stated that pruning is required only every. Growinglomandra there are many ways to grow. Evergreen grasses native australian plant outdoor perennial shrub strappy leaf.

Individual stems inside a clump of evergreen rush die each year while the main clump remains green and healthy. In late summer remove the dead material to improve the clump s. Lomandra gary s green in the san marcos growers garden the matt rushes at san marcos growers. Evergreen above 10 degrees fahrenheit.

Spiny head mat rush basket grass. A lacing tool for threading the ends away a locker hook works well. Lomandra longifolia spiny head mat rush or basket grass is native australia wide except for the northern territory and western australia. Lomandra longifolia breeze tanika dwarf mat rush is an evergreen perennial grass like plant with a fine foliage.

A wonderful versatile drought and salt spray tolerant alternative to liriope and low growing shrubs. Can be planted in full sun or moderate shade and prefers moist well drained soils. A member of the xanthorrhoeaceae family it can grow in a range of sandy soils in swamps and wet places to the montane zone on banks of creeks rocky hillsides cliffs and open forests. Remove spent flower stems in late spring.

A smooth surface to work on. A pair of sharp scissors. Trim back the spent flower stalks to keep it looking its best year round. Once established is very low maintenance.

Lomandra seascape can grow to a height of 75cm width of 50cm.