Lomandra confertifolia 'SIR 5'
- File Number
- 1830
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1103
- Registration Date
- 10/11/2022
- Application Received
- 22/10/2004
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Lomandra confertifolia 'SIR 5'
- Origin
- A selection from a seed germination event. Open pollination followed by seedling selection: Lomandra confertifolia in 1997. Selection criteria: strong intensity of leaf surface glaucosity. PBR Status: Granted: 14-Mar-2006
- Characteristics
- Compact clumping plant fine textured, blue-green foliage grows to 40 cm high x 60 cm wide. Small yellow flowers appear from September to November. May be slower to establish than other Lomandras.
- Cultivation
- Full sun to part shade. Tolerates humidity, drought and frost. Suits sandy, sandy loam to clay soils.
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal Volume 18, Issue 1
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Leaves:upper side yellow green (RHS 147A-B), overall foliage colour greyed green (ca 189B), glaucous of surface strong. Basal sheath: colour brown (RHS 200B) to greyed purple (RHS 187D), colour of marginal shredding greyed orange (RHS 165A)
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Ozbreed Ltd
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -