Themeda - kangaroo grass

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Kangaroo grass is found in the wild all over Australia from the bottom end ot Tassie to the top of Queensland, and from Perth and Port Hedland through the red centre to the east and south coasts.

This suggests that whatever your garden climate, it will do its best to survive. It grows in clay and sandy soils, and once established needs little extra water.

In summer the stems and seedheads turn deep orange, and if you like a tidy look you can cut the plants back in early spring to reveal fresh green growth.

mature plant images: Bernard Dupont ; John Tann ; Harry Rose cropped to size.

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Description

Themeda triandra - kangaroo grass

APPEARANCE : Native tussock grass with fine long greyish leaves, long stems, protein-rich seedheads with very long awns (tapering points). Seed is often infertile and germination unreliable making this a useful choice for bushland-adjacent gardens.
ORIGIN : This grass is found naturally all over Australia.
USE FOR : Revegetation, mass planting, wildlife gardens as food and shelter. Also for horse feed, and being trialled for flour production
CLIMATE : Grows in TAS but considered frost tender - test this one for yourself. Drought hardy once established
PLANTING : Plant in a full sun to partly shaded position, will tolerate a wide range of soils and climates.
CARE: Low maintenance and tolerant of difficult conditions, requires little care once established. Grows better when left alone, especially in autumn-winter.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 1.2-1.5cm x 0.5m.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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