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| Description | Pittosporum tenuifolium
Pittosporum Golf Ball is a low dense hedge you can trim as a topiary. It can be described as "the plant that trims itself", as it keeps its compact rounded shape and doesn't get too big.
Golf Ball Pittosporums feature bright mint-green glossy leaves with small, inconspicuous chocolate-purple flowers. Prefers a full sun to part shade position.
6"/14cm pot size. | Xanthorrhoea johnsonii 'Johnson's Grass Tree'
This iconic Australian plant occurs naturally from Queensland to north east NSW. Slow growing to around 5 metres tall, it has a tuft of long thin leaves, and in old specimens this grows atop a thick trunk. They love a well drained soil in full sun to lightly dappled shade. In heavier soil it is advisable to build up raised beds for better drainage. They flower from autumn to summer with dramatic tall spears of small white flowers which are nectar rich.
7" pot size. | Ophiopogan japonicas
Mondo Grass is a groundcover or bordering plant that lets you throw away your shears. The advantage of Mondo Grass is that once they grow to their full height, they never grow any taller. You simply choose the right height plant for your needs to create a dense, rich, glossy green border that never needs trimming.
Tall Mondo Grass grows to 9-10 inches long and spreads quickly to create a dense evergreen border with a soft look that compliments many gardens. | Callistemon viminalis
Slim Callistemons will offer gardeners a gorgeous flowering bottlebrush that is perfect in tight planting areas such as thin garden beds or along a fence line. This bottlebrush will grow to approximately 3m tall.
Slim is ideal as a hedge or privacy screen. This plant is very frost tolerant. Best placed in a position of full sun or partial shade. Thrives in most soil types. |
| Content | | | Select from Mini Mondo Grass, Tall Mondo Grass or Bongo Borders® Liriope & throw away your shears. The advantage of Mondo Grass and Bongo Borders Liriope is that once they grow to their full height they never grow any taller. You simply choose the right height plant for your needs to create a dense, rich, glossy green border that never needs trimming.
Mini Mondo
Mini Mondo is the most popular Mondo. It spreads quickly & forms a very dense, slightly curly looking, rich green border which will never grow taller than 10cm. Mini Mondo can be planted in front of a low hedge to create a layered effect, or planted as a border around low growing plants that you don’t wish to have dwarfed by your border.
Tall Mondo
Tall Mondo is a finer, straighter leaved Mondo, which grows to a maximum height of 30cm. It spreads quickly and forms a dense evergreen border with a soft look that compliments many gardens, including cottage gardens, lush tropical gardens full of palms, formal gardens & contemporary modern landscapes.
Bongo Borders Liriope
Bongo Borders Liriope are the perfect compliment border & perform like a giant Mondo Grass. Bongo Borders Liriope grow to a maximum height of 90cm. Their rich strap like leaves form a very full and attractive border, which spreads quickly & gives the feeling of luxuriance. Bongo Borders Liriope are a Liriope gigantea (Giant Liriope) that go well with all kinds of garden styles. Use them as a tall to medium border in a series of layered borders.
For more information, view our Mondo Grass factsheet. | |
| Additional information | |
| Sunshine |
Full Sun
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| Botanical Name |
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii
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| botanical name |
Ophiopogan Japonicas
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| planting distance |
For border: 8 per metre, note: pots may be divided
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| features |
Has a soft look that complements cottage garden to lush tropical gardens, formal, contempory and modern landscapes
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| conditions |
Full sun to shade, can be planted in most soil types
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| landscape use |
Borders around low growing plants, paths, edges an in front of low hedges to create a layered effect, also looks great planted in and around plants in pots
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