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Lomandra Lime Tuff
Lomandra Lime Tuff is a compact selection of Lomandra and one of our favorite landscape grasses at online plants. The fine lime green leaves that stay lush all year round, also have summer fragrant small yellow flower spikes emerging. This plant is extremely hardy and tolerates frost and drought conditions. Grows in full sun to part shade and is adaptable to most clay, loam and well drained soils and performs well under trees. Trim back foliage 1/3 to half every 3 to 5 years, if needed. At maturity will reach 80cm tall and wide.
Lomandra Lime Tuff is a cultivar of Lomandra longifolia, a perennial, evergreen grass-like plant native to Australia. It has narrow, strap-like leaves that are a light lime-green color and are around 30cm (12in) long. The leaves grow in a tufted habit, forming clumps.
This cultivar is notable for its bright lime-green color and compact, clumping habit. It is a tough and hardy plant that is drought tolerant and is suitable for planting in garden beds, borders, and rock gardens. It is also used as a ground cover in areas where lawn grasses may not grow well.
Lomandra Lime Tuff is hardy to USDA zones 8-11 and prefers well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. It is a versatile plant that is commonly used in Australian gardens and is gaining popularity in other parts of the world due to its attractive foliage and ease of care. It is often used as an accent plant or to provide contrast to other plants in the garden due to its bright lime-green color.
Will benefit from feeding twice per year with a complete plant food and liquid fertilizer.
Lomandra Lime tuff is available from Online Plants, Australia's leading e-commerce plant nursery. Located in Melbourne we offer fast, accurate and careful plant delivery to all Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane, metropolitan and regional areas.