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Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea |
| Common Name: | small grass-tree , toolimerin |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use |
| Indigenous Plant Use: | The grassy leaves have an edible base, the young roots are sweet and while the flowers provided nectar the flower stems were used as light-weight spears.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 0.6-1 m x 0.2-1 m |
| Foliage: | Green to blue-green loosely arching grass-like leaves to 1m long x 2-4mm wide growing from the base of the plant at ground level. |
| Flowers: | Dense clusters of yellowish, strongly scented flowers arranged in a spike 5-30cm long held on a slender stem to 60cm. Plants may bear several spikes, flowering from November to February. |
| General Comments: | A slow growing ornamental specimen for containers, rockeries or growing en masse under trees. Flowers well after fire. Provides Nectar for butterflies and other insects. |
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