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Products > Lomandra confertifolia Pacific Sky ['LM700'] PP32,991   Lomandra confertifolia Pacific Sky ['LM700'] PP32,991 - Pacific Sky Mat Rush       Habit and Cultural Information Category: Grass-like Family: Asparagaceae (~Liliaceae) Origin: Australia (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Yellow Bloomtime: Summer Parentage: (Lomandra confertifolia spp. rubiginosa cv.) Height: 1-2 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa Pacific Sky ['LM700'] PP32,991 (Pacific Sky Mat Rush) - An attractive selection of Lomandra confertifolia subspecies rubiginosa that grows to 18 inches to by 2 feet wide with very fine blue-gray to gray-green leaves that rise up and then weep gracefully back towards the ground. In spring appear the very fragrant small orange-yellow flowers that emerge from reddish-brown buds on spikes rising just up to the top of the foliage - flowers on this selection are all male. Plant in full sun to fairly deep shade in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. Hardy to moderate frost and useful in USDA Zones 9-11. This plant is a bit more upright and stiffer than Lomandra 'Seascape' and so far it has proven to be longer live and more adaptable to California garden cultivation. Its form, color and durability should make this a great plant for a mass planting, a raised planter or large pot where the foliage can arch over to hide an edge. Pacific Sky is a cultivar of Lomandra confertifolia spp. rubiginosa, a subspecies from open forest areas near Newcastle in New South Wales south to near the border with Victoria. It comes from Evan Clucas at Kuranga Native Nursery in Mount Evelyn, Victoria, who selected it from seedlings resulting from open pollinated Lomandra confertifolia subsp. rubiginosa. It with other selections made were trialed for several years in Australia in a root rot infested soil that is prone to kill Lomandra confertifolia, and this plant outperformed all others and was also selected for its clean and healthy foliage and dense habit. Pacific Sky was first released in the US in 2019 and is marketed here by the Dig Plant Company.  The information about Lomandra confertifolia Pacific Sky ['LM700'] PP32,991 displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]