Archive for the 'Kangaroo Paws And Other Tufted Plants' Category

Lomandra confertifolia ‘Little Con’Grasses and tufted plants have been popular in gardens for a few years now. Many are used in rockeries very successfully. Others are used as border plantings.
This tufted plant has been around for a while and has proved to be hardy in many locations. This particular selection has been promoted in […]

Xanthorrhoea semiplana (Yakka) with trunks
This photo was taken because it was fascinating to see the age of these Grass Trees. The walking path passed between these two trunks. There is moss growing on the trunks. I would love to at least see my little plant make the canopy of leaves showing on these.
This plant seems […]

Poor little grass tree from the previous post. I realised that it has been mown every spring for the last five years. It hasn’t had a chance. Now that I have rediscovered it, I am determined to give it some TLC to see if it will achieve some size.
There is one minor problem. It is […]

Xanthorrhoea semiplana Flower Spike
Husband took this photo. It shows the masses of little flowers that make up this marvellous spike. The insects and native bees were working over the flowers when he took me to see it.
I downloaded his photos to my computer as they were really good shots.
I found my small plant of this […]

Xanthorrhoea semiplana (Yakka)
After the grasses seminar we went to Cromer Conservation Park for a picnic lunch. Husband had been bird watching there and was distracted by the great display of wildflowers. There were a number of these Xanthorrhoea plants in flower. They were growing on deep very well drained sand.
These are often sought after as […]