Wattle mat-rush (Lomandra filiformis)

When it flowers

January, not flowering
February, not flowering
March, not flowering
April, not flowering
May, not flowering
June, not flowering
July, not flowering
August, not flowering
September, flowering
October, flowering
November, flowering
December, flowering

Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten, Aranda Bushland, Canberra, ACT, 16 October 2010. Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hairy caterpillar on Wattle Mat-rush Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis. Burnum Burnum Reserve, Jannali NSW Australia, May 2012.. Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hairy caterpillar on Wattle Mat-rush, Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis. The flowers are about 5 mm in diameter. Burnum Burnum Reserve, Jannali NSW Australia, May 2012.. Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Small, fine-leaved lomandra with tiny yellow flowers that smell like wattle.

A low, grassy-looking tuft from dry woodland, much smaller and finer than the common lomandras. Its little yellow flower clusters have a wattle-like scent. Good for edging, rockeries and under trees in dry shade.

In the garden

Rockery
Mass planting
Under trees

Scent: Fragrant flowers
Flowers: Small clusters of yellow flowers along short stems, lightly scented.
Leaves: Fine, wiry, blue-green to grey-green leaves.
Attracts: Butterflies and shelter for small wildlife

Growing conditions

Light: Full sun to full shade
Soil: Sandy, loam and clay
Drainage: Needs good drainage
Frost: Hard frost
Water: Very drought tolerant
Climate: Subtropical, temperate and cool and alpine

Planting and care

Grown from: Seed and division

Planting

Sun to shade. Space 30 cm apart for edging.

Pruning

Pull out old or dead leaves by hand. Don't cut the whole clump to the ground.

Care

Water in dry spells through the first summer; very tough after that. No feeding needed.

Where it comes from

Family: Asparagaceae
Order: Asparagales
Native to: ACT, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria
Natural range: Dry forest and woodland of eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria.

Specialist native nurseries.

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Wattle mat-rush Lomandra filiformis