Native Grasses

A smaller variety with red/ green flowers. A great addition to the garden. Full Sun to partial shade. Well drained soil. 

H: 0.6m W:0.6m 

Tall, bright orange flowers Spring & early Summer. A great Addition in the garden. Full Sun. When flower spikes are done

H:50cm W: 40cm Flower spikes reaching 1 - 1.2m in height. 

Small to medium kangaroo paw, Pink-rose flowers. Well drained full sun position will see this plant thrive in the garden. 

Small with blue-green foliage, golden yellow flowers from Spring. 

H:60cm W:60cm

Vigourous, Evergreen perennial from Western Australia forming near clumps of strappy leads. Tall heads of velvety flowers are carried about the foliage during spring and summer. Ideal for adding dramatic colour to the garden bed and patio pots. Flowers are attractive to nectar feeding birds. Best in a sunny position in moist, well-drained soil, tolerant of a wide range of soil types, including Sand, Clay, and wet soil. Avoid frost. Protect from slugs and snails when Young.

H: 1.8m 

W: 1m

Small, blue green foliage, spectacular deep red flowers Spring & Autumn.

H: 60cm W: 60cm

Reedy plant, green feathery foliage.

H:50 - 70cm

W:30cm

articulata

Rush that grows in wet, waterlogged soils - water up to 1m deep. It has shallow, spreading roots. Large attractive rusty brown flowers and seed heads in summer.  Water birds love this plant for habitat. 

H:1.5-2.5m 

W: clumps 

Tufted spreading sedge with upright dark green strap-like foliage brown to reddish flower clusters. 

H:50cm -

W: 15m 

Small growing tussock grass. Great for mass plantings and a natural look. Butterfly attracting. Soft see through effect when flowering. Does not tend to self seed like many grasses. 

H:45cm-60cm 

W:45cm - 60cm

tasmanica 'NPW2' 

Ornamental flax lily, rich red foliage in the cooler months, blue flowers in Spring followed by purple berries.

 H: 40cm W 40cm,

Compact blue green foliage grass with an architectural modern form. Coastal conditions, full sun to part shade. Hardy and drought and frost tolerant.

H: 30-40cm 

W: 30-40cm 

Blue flax lily. 

caerulea (DC101)  LUCIA™ 

Low growing plant with deep green arching to weeping foliage deep mulberry coloured flowers in Sping  followed by purple berries.

H:30 - 40cm

W: 50cm 

A variagated hardy grass, great in pots and as a filler in the garden. 

moraea

Commonly known as white iris or butterfly flag. It occurs in the heathland of Australia. Moist well drained soil in lowland heathlands and open forest. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi shade.

H:0.5m - 1m 

The brightest of the blue fescue grasses with its clump-forming habit, blue fescue forms uniform balls of foliage topped with feathery straw bloom stalks in the summer. Blue fescue is very drought tolerant.

50 cm H x 50 cm W

The brightest of the blue fescue grasses with its clump-forming habit, blue fescue forms uniform balls of foliage topped with feathery straw bloom stalks in the summer. Blue fescue is very drought tolerant.

50 cm H x 50 cm W

Compact plant with fine lime green foliage, small yellow fragrant flower spikes in Summer. 

H: 40 - 70cm 

W: 30 - 50cm

Grey foliage with a fine leaf. Great for mass planting, moderate drought and frost tolerance. Full Sun to Part shade. Cream flowers in summer that appear amongst the foliage. 

H:0.3-0.8m 

W:0.3-0.6m 

 confertifolia ssp. pallida

Clumping grass, narrow light green foliage, small flowers within the foliage.

H: 70cm x W:60cm

Tough native grass, arching, narrow slightly pendulous foliage.

H: 60cm W: 1m

Also known as the 'Weeping grass'. Useful as a native lawn. 

Full sun to part shade and moist to dry soils. Adaptable.  

H: up to 30cm 

The sticky boobialla - A great addition to the garden. A hardy and adaptable plant. 

Full sun and part shade. Tolerant of coastal conditions. 

H: 2m W:2m 

Pennisetum alopecuroides PBR Nafrey

A native grass with soft flowers heads and foliage. A great feature plant mass planted. Hardy and non invasive variety. Plumes appear summer to autumn. 

H: 60cm W:60cm 

A native grass with soft flowers heads and foliage. A great feature plant mass planted. Hardy and non invasive variety. Plumes appear summer to autumn. 

H: 60cm W:60cm 

Attractive perennial grass with fine greyish foliage. Insect attracting. Hardy and adaptable. 

H:30cm 

W: 40cm

A tussock forming grass with great ornamental value. Used in mass plantings and as stand alone feature grasses as the Poa is a large grass. With soft foliage that in the wind makes a beautiful soft moving display. 

H: 0.5m - 1m 

W: 0.5m - 0.8m 

Grass 

velvet tussuck 

Clumping grass, fine blue arching leaves.

H: 40-50cm

W:40-50m 

Clumping grass, fine blue arching leaves.

H:1m W: 1m

Tufted perennial, silver-grey foliage, bright yellow globular flowers Spring- Summer.

H: 30cm-1m W: 20cm-50cm

juncea 

Small clumping plant, pale lilac star-shaped flowers late Winter to Spring

H: 10 - 15cm tall W: dependant on conditions to its clumping habit. 

Also known as the Kangaroo Grass. A low spreading, tufting grass with attractive blue-green foliage and unusual flowers. An intriguing ground cover alternative or border plant. The seeds are edible and can be ground into a flour.

H:40cm W:70cm