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Themeda Triandra

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Price:
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Common Name:
KANGAROO GRASS

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.


WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

  • Tufted perennial deep-rooted grass to 1.2m high. 
  • Often tinted red.
    Often tinted red.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

  • Widespread throughout region.
  • Various habitats including moist, well-drained soils.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

  • Tolerates drought and low to moderate frost tolerance.
  • Does not persist under heavy grazing or increased soil fertility.
  • Moderate forage. Excellent habitat. Seeds important food for finches and parrots. Cover for skinks, legless lizards, frogs, native insects and mammals. Attracts butterfly caterpillars.
  • Very attractive ornamental for rockeries and native landscapes. Plant in groups for best effect. Rejuvenate old tussocks by severe pruning or burning, followed by heavy watering to encourage growth.

 

 

 

Image Source: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons