Lomandra confertifolia 'Misty Green'
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Misty Green Mat Rush
Botanical Name: Lomandra confertifolia 'Misty Green'
Family: Asparagaceae
Origin: Australia; cultivar selection
Plant Type: Evergreen clumping perennial
Overview
'Misty Green' is a soft, fine-leafed mat rush forming neat, billowing clumps of bright apple-green foliage. More delicate in texture than coarser lomandras, it brings a gentle, grass-like softness to borders, mass plantings and contemporary gardens while retaining the genus's legendary toughness. Lightly fragrant cream flower spikes appear in spring. An easy, water-wise native that stays tidy and green year-round in SA conditions.
Key Features
- Mature Size: 0.4–0.5 m H x 0.4–0.6 m W
- Growth Rate: Moderate; 10–20 cm per year; compact, dense clumping habit that holds its form without spreading
- Foliage: Very fine, soft, bright-green strap leaves; gracefully arching; fresh year-round
- Flowers: Small cream-yellow spikes nestled in the foliage; spring; lightly fragrant
- Seasonal Interest: Bright green foliage year-round; subtle spring flowering
- Wildlife Value: Flowers attract native bees; clumps shelter skinks and beneficial insects
- Tolerance: Excellent drought tolerance; frost hardy; coastal-tolerant; wind-tolerant; clay-tolerant; handles poor soils
- Planting Density: Mass planting: 40–50 cm apart; border edging: 30–35 cm apart
- Pet Friendly: Non-toxic to cats and dogs; soft foliage with no sharp tips
Where It Works Best
- Sunlight: Full sun to part shade
- Soil: Adapts to most well-drained soils including sand, loam and clay; tolerates poor and dry soils
- Water Needs: Establishment: deep soak weekly for 6–8 weeks. Established: fortnightly in summer; monthly or rainfall in winter — very drought tolerant once established.
- Maintenance: Almost maintenance-free; comb out or lightly trim old foliage in late winter; no fertiliser required in most soils
- Lifespan: 15–25 years
- Climate Zones: Suited to all SA regions — metro, Hills, coastal and inland
- Soil pH: Adaptable; slightly acidic to alkaline (pH 6.0–8.5)
Landscape & Design Ideas
- Soft, billowing mass plantings in native and contemporary gardens
- Fine-textured border edging along paths and beds
- Containers and courtyard plantings for low-water greenery
Why You Will Love It
'Misty Green' softens the toughness of the mat rush into something genuinely pretty — a fine, fresh-green clump that thrives on neglect, shrugs off drought and frost, and brings gentle movement to any SA garden.