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Using Lomandra in Mixed Native Plantings

Using Lomandra in Mixed Native Plantings

Lomandra species are hardy clump‑forming plants with strappy leaves, valued for their texture and adaptability. They combine beautifully with flowering shrubs and other grasses.

Design ideas

  • Contrast with shrubs: Plant Lomandra beneath taller shrubs like bottlebrush or grevillea to soften their bases and provide year‑round foliage interest.
  • Mass plantings: Use in swathes along paths or on slopes to stabilise soil and create uniform texture.
  • Companion planting: Combine Lomandra with Dianella for varied heights and leaf colours; Lomandra forms the backbone while Dianella adds blue or variegated hues. Add some taller shrubbery for synergistic root erosion control and biodiversity support. Add a rambling groundcover to plug gaps, suppress weeds once fully established, and act as a living mulch.

Recommended varieties

Lomandra labill. ‘LM600’ PBR Trade Name Evergreen Baby™

Evergreen Baby

Dense compact Lomandra with fine foliage; hardy and tolerant of drought and wet soil

Lomandra ‘LM301’ PBR Trade Name Grass Tree 310™

Grass Tree

Quick-growing mat rush bred to resemble a young grass tree; tall narrow habit

Lomandra longifolia ‘MURU’ PBR Trade Name Great White™

Variegated Lomandra with green-and-cream striped leaves and larger flowers

Lomandra hystrix ‘LHBYF’ PBR Trade Name Katie Belles™

Katie Belles

Tall Lomandra longifolia with graceful weeping foliage and large fragrant flower spikes; ideal feature or mass planting

Lomandra longifolia ‘KATRINUS DELUXE’ PBR

KATRINUS DELUXE

Improved dense form of Katrinus with masses of yellow flowers and uniform habit

Lomandra longifolia ‘LM360’ PBR Trade Name Lady Tanika®

Dwarf form of Tanika; neat clumping green foliage; sterile and disease-resistant

Lomandra longifolia ‘LM400’ Trade Name Nyalla®

Nyalla

Trunkless grass-tree-like Lomandra; fast-growing and coastal tolerant; good for erosion control

Lomandra fluviatilis ‘LM380’ PBR Trade Name Shara Blue™

Shara Blue

Blue-green version of Shara; compact erosion-control habit; resilient in exposed or wet sites

Lomandra fluviatilis ‘ABU7’ PBR Trade Name Shara™

Shara

Compact Lomandra with very fine leaves; ideal for erosion control and humid or wet soils

Lomandra hystrix ‘LHWP’ PBR Trade Name Tropic Cascade™

Mid-sized Lomandra hystrix with weeping deep-green foliage and fragrant yellow flowers; suits wet or dry soils

Lomandra confertifolia ‘SIR5’ PBR Trade Name Wingarra®

Low-growing Lomandra confertifolia with fine blue-green foliage; very tough

Care considerations

Lomandras tend to love full sun, but many of them will tolerate quite a bit of shade; some will thrive with just 2 hours’ direct sunlight or dappled shade. That makes them perfect for planting nearby tubestock trees that will eventually provide shade. Lomandra tolerates a range of soils, including sandy and clay types, with some even thriving in wet feet with root rot diseases. Water regularly during establishment; thereafter, most varieties require minimal irrigation. Cut back old foliage every few years 100mm above the ground to rejuvenate.

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